Jelka adored him and was prepared to forsake her own considerable talents to help Delius.
Perhaps the most recent Redskins revolution, then, will come from the top, where Snyder seems prepared to forsake the quick fix.
A professor by training and temperament alike, he was prepared to forsake a promising academic career for the independence of his beloved homeland.
"If North Korea is prepared to forsake its nuclear capabilities, then I think youd see very substantial forms of engagement, not just from the U.S. but, in fact, from other countries in the Asia-Pacific region," Campbell said.
But it doesn't mean he is ready to forsake the adrenaline rushes of deal-making.
In the way that Sherlock Holmes would forsake the cocaine when preoccupied with a challenging case, the Motherwell manager was prepared to abandon his prickliness over being let down by his club on a number of occasions this season as long as the team maintained its recent unbeaten run.
In a clear reference to Canada, Russia and Japan, she said: "There are more countries in the wings preparing to announce their intention to forsake their international obligation".
These were, after all, fashion folk, prepared at any instant to forsake careers of creating glamour behind the scenes for a moment in front of the lens.
Conversely, in Fairytale Land, James was wholeheartedly prepared to leave Abigail and forsake his duties to his kingdom as soon as he knows that his feelings for Snow are reciprocated.
I'm not challenging you to forsake the social bonds that make us human.
