After losing to Tigran Petrosyan in 1963, he abandoned competition for the world title, though he continued to play in important tournaments and to write on chess.
The Jeune Ecole retained a strong influence on French naval strategy, and by the end of the 19th century France had abandoned competition with Britain in battleship numbers.
He was forced to abandon the competition after the number was far lower.
Hoping to rally Republicans around one candidate, Governor Gilmore tried last week to persuade Mr. Hager to abandon his competition with Mr. Earley and instead seek re-election.
But the uncertainty surrounding a possible Las Vegas-style Indian casino nearby, a $300 million upfront payment and other costs and deadlines imposed by the state prompted two other prospective bidders to abandon the competition at the last minute.
I just abandoned one competition.
In South Australia, Port Adelaide defied the SAFL who abandoned the competition in 1916 in order to boost recruitment.
She has not abandoned open competition, either, and beat a field of competitors -- most half her age -- in the shot-put at the Millrose Games last winter.
Claire Jakobsson, at EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, said CCS could save the UK £32bn a year by 2050 and abandoning the competition was a false economy: "In choosing to save a relatively small sum of taxpayer money in 2015, the government is unnecessarily committing vast amount of future energy consumers' money".
The British skipper Jonny Malbon retired from the Vendée Globe round-the-world race because of a tear in his mainsail, becoming the 16th sailor to abandon the solo competition.
Even Manchester United, who had apparently come full circle from their decision to abandon the great competition as holders 13 years ago in favour of a cheap version of the World Club championship in South America, kept the hammer of their attack, Robin van Persie, in mothballs until defeat beckoned at West Ham.
