Example sentences of "[adv] give up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although such heresies were far more common in America and in England than they were in Ulster , Ulster Protestants knew of these postures and could see that their own denominations were in formal organizational contact with other churches which did not move to sack ministers and theologians who had obviously given up the traditional beliefs affirmed at their ordinations . |
| 2 | Individualists who concede too much give up the very explanations which , from their perspective , make the phenomena intelligible . |
| 3 | Gen. Saw Maung , the Prime Minister and Chair of the ruling military State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) , who was believed to be in poor mental and physical health , relinquished the post of Defence Minister on March 20 , having already given up the Foreign Affairs portfolio in September 1991 [ see p. 38440 ] . |
| 4 | The interlopers soon give up the unequal contest . |
| 5 | Fran struggled briefly , but soon gave up the uneven match , letting herself rest against his chest while he stroked her hair with a surprisingly gentle hand . |
| 6 | erm This has a knock-on effect insofar as if they 've once given up the physical sciences , then it means that they 've given up all hopes , when they leave school , of following a , a job or a profession , of courses in further or higher education , in technological , engineering subjects . |
| 7 | Bonar Law promptly gave up the whole idea , with obvious relief , as he told Balfour : |
| 8 | As for Lee Marvin , he eventually gave up the hard liquor . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've put it on the back burner , but have never given up the long-term goal of going round the world by sailboat . |
| 10 | Angol , whose sights are set on a tilt at the vacant WBO crown against Yuri Vaulin , recently gave up the British title but is still Commonwealth champion . |