Sentence examples for dropping a plan from inspiring English sources

Barack Obama has been criticised for dropping a plan to return Americans to the moon by 2020.

Enron tried to dodge accounting rules by dropping a plan to sell assets in a failed water business, a former Arthur Andersen accountant said on Monday at the trial of two former Enron executives.

City officials yesterday postponed their attempts to return professional baseball to Brooklyn, dropping a plan to build a temporary stadium for a minor-league team just south of Prospect Park.

In a move seen as a sign that the government is softening its stance toward the industry, the Treasury said that it was dropping a plan to "reverse the burden of proof" for managers, which would have forced them to demonstrate they had done the right thing if wrongdoing emerged on their watch.

Consumers would also be shielded from the effects of an insurer dropping a plan during their course of treatment.

The Atlantic Coast Conference dropped a plan to play nine conference games starting next season.

It also dropped a plan to use 787s on its Tokyo to Sydney route.

House Drops a Plan For Drilling in Alaska House Republican leaders, in an effort to overcome party opposition to a budget-cutting bill, dropped a plan to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling.

PAGE A20 G.O.P. Cruise Plan Dropped Representative Tom DeLay will drop a plan to use a cruise liner as an entertainment center during the Republican convention.

The party has dropped a plan to build 5,000 more prison places than Labour's 96,000 target.

Last month, after a backlash by flea market vendors, Mr. Dean dropped a plan to move the market to an empty mall across town.