Sentence examples for a desertion of from inspiring English sources

One should not, however, view Otto II's efforts as a desertion of Germany in quest of the glories of ancient Rome.

Even the BBC's own news service joined the tabloid front pages in reporting a "desertion" of viewers for a show that averages 70 million internationally.

He thought he had deserted his parents; and even his intellectual and spiritual development entailed what could be understood as a desertion of old friends and principles.

A year later William Vaughn Moody's "Ode in Time of Hesitation" denounced growing U.S. imperialism as a desertion of earlier principles; his "On a Soldier Fallen in the Philippines" (1901) developed the same theme even more effectively.

12. Vacating the premises before Thanksgiving dinner is served in order to "get a breath of fresh air," "check the pressure in the tires," or "watch for shooting stars" will now be considered a desertion of familial responsibilities, punishable by talking college football with an in-law for thirty minutes without the aid of an alcoholic beverage.

The Newton statement de clared that the failure of Mr. Moore and Mr. Tabor to ap pear Monday was a desertion of their comrades, "gave the pigs an excuse to throw Joan Bird and Afeni Shakur, four months pregnant, back into maximum security," jeopar dized the chances for bail of their co‐defendants, and "propped up the dying case" of the prosecution.

It is tempting to see this abject apology as a commercial necessity to avoid a renewed boycott and a possible desertion of outraged readers.

It has been a rough 18 months, including a military coup and bloody unrest in Guinea, one of the company's two areas of operations – and a mass desertion of shareholders as a result.

A certain mythology has sprung up about the first tenants at No. 998 -- that they initiated a mass desertion of dusty old mansions throughout New York in favor of the apartment house.

They believe it will prevent a mass desertion of Page 3-loving readers, however unlikely that is, and know it helps to spike the guns of the rival Daily Star.

After World War II, New Mexico witnessed an influx of English-speaking "whites" (locally referred to simply as Anglos, even when their European heritage was other than British), while at the same time, there was a widespread desertion of small agricultural villages by their Spanish-speaking residents, who moved to urban centres in the state or to California.