Sentence examples for forced abandonment from inspiring English sources

Forced abandonment of drilling rigs typically happens a couple of times a hurricane season, although the 2009 season was relatively benign, with little disruption.

But within a year, sledgehammer lobbying from the drinks industry and the rage of free-market libertarians in the Conservative party forced abandonment of the plan.

The war made difficulties for all governments in power in Spain after 1868 and forced abandonment of the most popular of the pledges made by the rebels in 1868: the abolition of the arbitrary and socially selective recruitment system.

Compressed air alone was used to hold back the water in 1880 in a first attempt to tunnel under New York's Hudson River; major difficulties and the loss of 20 lives forced abandonment after only 1,600 feet had been excavated.

The poor financial state of farmers limited any capacity to absorb losses and forced abandonment of many farms in the ensuing months, particularly as ash-storms continued to bury or destroy scarce feed.

But the wound that stings most for House Democrats might very well be their forced abandonment of their "pay-go" rules, which they had generally adhered to all year.

SOUTH AMERICA In Paraguay, a referee was knocked to the ground and taken to the hospital after he was pushed by a player he had ejected, forcing abandonment of the game between Sportivo Luqueno and Olimpia.

BC, a phase of shallow marine presence prevailed and constrained settlement on higher ground, forcing abandonment of the major part of the plain.

He said that this was not to force abandonment of the song, but rather that it would be more effective to start again with a fresh performance.

The resulting shortage of power and oxygen forced the abandonment of the Moon mission.

The Scottish FA will now investigate the pitch invasion and subsequent vandalism that forced the abandonment.