Sentence examples for had virtually abandoned from inspiring English sources

It trumpets its return to the limousine business it had virtually abandoned.

CBS, which stuck with sitcoms when others had virtually abandoned them, has enjoyed several fair-sized hits.

By the late 1930s the party had virtually abandoned Douglas's theories; it now advocates such policies as employee participation in profits and in shareholding.

As early as 1550, the Goajiro of northeastern Colombia had virtually abandoned their pre-Columbian slash-and-burn horticulture in favour of an economic pattern previously unknown in the New World the herding of goats and cattle.

Consequently, the army had virtually abandoned the militia concept by the time of the Mexican War (1846 48), which was fought almost solely by regulars and an additional force of volunteers.

"In the grip of addiction, [my mother] had virtually abandoned me and Griffin [her brother], leaving us in squalor – as well as beaten and abused by the men in her life," she wrote.

Most countries have virtually abandoned the practice of suing people for downloading copyrighted files.

Those goals have not been met, and the administration has virtually abandoned them.

Dr. Dean Mitchell, an allergist in Manhattan, has virtually abandoned the skin-prick test.

Like most states, New Jersey has virtually abandoned physical lineups, relying on books of mug shots.

And yet, during the past century, architects have virtually abandoned their historical role in the design of these structures.