After some initial success the drainage commissioners found themselves immersed in legal wranglings with landowners and maintenance of the drainage system largely fell into abeyance.
The tradition of multi-media spectaculars fell into abeyance towards the end of the century.
Carruthers appears to suspect this, and he asks the reader to hold in abeyance any sentiments against the assumption.
At various points along the way, the methods have been employed together or one type of method has been hegemonic and the other in abeyance.
As moots fell into desuetude, the inns' educative function also fell into abeyance.
If it was in abeyance, how could it be recovered?
Rationalist scepticism is held in abeyance, yet complete belief is undercut by an ironic awareness that one is holding scepticism at bay.
Above all this meant keeping animal propensities in abeyance.
