Sentence examples for abandoned support for from inspiring English sources

He reportedly abandoned support for a commission to restore solvency to Social Security, the public-pension system, because congressional Democrats objected to this loss of their authority.

Turkey only reluctantly abandoned support for the Qaddafi regime when it became clear the international community was determined to see him go.

Angered by his strong constitutional stand, the MPRP had abandoned support for the incumbent in favour of a hard-line ideologist, Lodongiyn Tudev.

Many privacy groups, sensing their first chance at ending their most hated portions of the Patriot Act, have abandoned support for the USA Freedom Act they once championed.

Such research was on its way to making the United States more independent of foreign oil before the Reagan and Bush Administrations abandoned support for the projects.

Both Apple and Microsoft have abandoned support for programs that did not evolve along with the Mac and Windows operating systems and hardware.

Secretary Powell actively urged the Pakistanis, including Musharraf himself, to abandon support for the Taliban.

While the app will continue to function after that date, Google also plans to abandon support for it.

1.23pm BST Andrew Stephenson, a Conservative, asks for a reassurance that the government will not abandon support for faith-based schools.

Andrew Stephenson, a Conservative, asks for a reassurance that the government will not abandon support for faith-based schools.

Last year, after he blogged against Microsoft's decision to abandon support for a law prohibiting discrimination against gays, the company's managers backed down.