Example sentences of "giving up [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Timothy Sainsbury , the Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , on March 7 insisted in the British House of Commons that the UK had no intention of giving up sovereignty of the islands and that the issue was not on the political agenda . |
| 2 | But he blew his chances when he said that giving up sovereignty to the European Commission was like giving in to Hitler . |
| 3 | In another passage of the interview he referred to the " arrogance " of the European Commission of " 17 unelected reject politicians " , adding : " I 'm not against giving up sovereignty in principle but not to this lot . |
| 4 | But none of them will be giving up hope of the £102,000 top prize — and nor will Nick Faldo on 12 under and Seve Ballesteros on 11 under . |
| 5 | One childless career woman described the scene when she discussed having a child and giving up work for a while . |
| 6 | We 've all heard of women giving up work for their children , but men ? |
| 7 | It also declared its own political position in a thirty-nine page charter which stated : ‘ Initiatives , peace proposals and international conferences to solve the Palestine problem run counter to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement , since giving up part of Palestine is like giving up part of our religion . ’ |
| 8 | It also declared its own political position in a thirty-nine page charter which stated : ‘ Initiatives , peace proposals and international conferences to solve the Palestine problem run counter to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement , since giving up part of Palestine is like giving up part of our religion . ’ |
| 9 | They often pay a higher pension , based on 1/60th for each year of service rather than l/80th , but the tax-free lump sum has to be bought by giving up part of your pension . |
| 10 | Brian says his only regret is giving up responsibility for Risley Site Services . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm content to go into the army , and I 'm definitely against giving up territory to the Arabs . ’ |
| 12 | Mr Shamir has been hard at work consolidating his right-wing support and trying to win over independent conservatives ; he has reiterated his determination to keep the P L O out of any peace talks and has steadfastly refused to consider any deal which would involve giving up territory for peace . |
| 13 | Campaigns to save the whales have led to the International Whaling Commission gradually lowering its quotas and many nations giving up whaling in favour of protectionist policies . |
| 14 | CHARTBUSTERS Boyz II Men are giving up sex for a year to stay on top of the job . |
| 15 | And Locke warned against ‘ giving up reason for revelation ’ , which he associated with ‘ enthusiasm ’ ( a word that around 1700 meant ‘ fanaticism ’ ) . |
| 16 | Students may find lecturers less enthusiastic about giving up time for workshop advice . |
| 17 | My dad used to take two sugars , and when I said I was giving up sugar in tea and coffee , he reduced it to one . |
| 18 | She said , ‘ Apart from anything else I ca n't imagine any sex worth giving up tea-time for . ’ |
| 19 | An advertisement appeared in the Scotsman drawing attention to the sale of " the whole valuable stock of letter-press and printing materials belonging to the Caledonian Press , who are giving up business with the premises No. 31 Hanover Street " . |