Sentence examples for withdrawing a plan from inspiring English sources

The president recently angered environmentalists by withdrawing a plan for tougher smog regulations that corporate lobbying groups had strongly opposed.

The Bush administration is withdrawing a plan to let big polluters report less often on what they spew from their smokestacks.

Banking stocks had a mixed day, but Bendigo and Adelaide Bank added 3.6%, to 13.99 Australian dollars ($9.61), after withdrawing a plan to raise 75 million Australian dollars ($51.6 million) because of financial market turmoil.

Van der Laan tried to promote efforts he said he had made on behalf of sex workers, including withdrawing a plan for mandatory registration out of concern for their privacy, and working to make it easier for them to open bank accounts and get insurance.

In 2003, Mr. Spano proposed, then withdrew, a plan to replace its old ticket booths with a system of swipe cards.

The News Corporation withdrew a plan to grant stock options to six executives after Australian investors voted against the proposal.

Morgan Stanley reportedly withdrew a plan to repurchase $4.9bn worth of trust preferred securities to get the Fed to approve its capital plan.

The decision by the EMI Group and Time Warner to withdraw a plan to merge their music businesses may open the door to a new partner for EMI.

It has already been forced to withdraw a plan to pay bonuses twice the size of salaries because of opposition from the Treasury.

The Irish Republican Army withdrew a plan to dispose of its weapons, propelling the faltering Northern Ireland peace effort once more toward collapse.

Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy has withdrawn a plan to turn over the management of the Board of Education's radio and television stations to New York City's public television and radio stations.