Sentence examples for abandon as from inspiring English sources
The phrase "abandon as" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English
It may be intended to express the idea of giving up or leaving something in a certain state, but it lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "He decided to abandon as he realized it was no longer worth pursuing."
Alternatives: "give up on" or "forsake in favor of."
PAGE B6 END TO DEPOSIT GUARANTEES SOUGHT The chief executive of HSBC's Asian operations called for Asian governments to abandon as soon as possible their guarantees of bank deposits, saying they amount to inappropriate assistance to weak banks at the risk of imposing a costly burden on taxpayers.
"Reassembling them, he often improved their operation, a habit he did not abandon as an adult..
He even plans to abandon as too costly a debt-financed metro system advocated by his predecessor: "There's no such thing as a free lunch," he says.
In a play dominated by one-note interpretations, Kathryn Meisle balances dignity and abandon as the Countess Olivia, who falls in love with the disguised Viola.
Fritzl and Kampusch were both referred to as "sex slaves" occasionally, but with nowhere near the frequency and abandon as Dugard.
Hodges plays with as much joy and abandon as the songs demand, which is a tremendous amount; the soaring "Golden Days" is an autobiographical testament to the salvific power of music and girls.
The plant is just one of many projects that the United States has decided to scale back on — or in some cases abandon — as American troops who provide security for reconstruction sites prepare to leave in large numbers.
The film based on a radio play turned stage play turned novel presents Alfie (played by Caine) as a streetwise, self-absorbed bloke who lives only to seduce and abandon as many women as possible.
She leaves the pastoral sanctuary of her mountain farm for the darkness of Africa at least as much to find out what happened to the chimpanzees she was forced to abandon as to discover her missing children.
Yet a Maasai woman's status and survival are dependent upon her being married and she is not eligible for marriage before she is circumcised, so FGC remains central to the Maasai way of life and extremely difficult to challenge or abandon as a cultural norm.
Russia would formally have to abandon - as in effect it already has - hopes to bring Ukraine into a Russian-led bloc.
