Sentence examples for slowly abandoned from inspiring English sources

But in 1969 President Nixon banned nerve agent weapons and the production facility was slowly abandoned.

As Andre 3000 and Big Boi slowly abandoned Outkast, Mike became one of their most visible protégés.

The custom of wearing the costume is centuries old, but in the 20th century it was slowly abandoned except in the most traditional Islāmic societies.

DealBook does that in a fast and readable and webby way, making smart tactical inroads onto a field being slowly abandoned by Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal.

The city was slowly abandoned, and its occupants moved to the east, south, and west, where they were most likely assimilated by other Native American groups.

This success was reinforced by his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a left-wing former union leader, whose government saw 30m Brazilians get out of poverty.The trouble is that in Lula's second term (2007-10) and especially under his chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, the formula behind Brazil's success has been slowly abandoned.

The staff we do have are slowly abandoning ship.

Banks are also slowly abandoning "free" checking accounts, although you can still avoid fees by arranging for direct deposit or keeping a minimum balance in your account.

"The Quickening Maze" opens in 1836, Clare's first year in the asylum, and follows the poet as his mind slowly abandons him.

For Mr. Obama, a deepening commitment to a conflict he opposed could alienate his supporters who helped win him the presidency, especially as his party slowly abandons him on the war in Afghanistan.

Gaiman mined it for "American Gods," a novel that imagines immigrants to the United States bringing the deities of their home countries with them, and then, seduced by modern life, slowly abandoning them.