Example sentences of "decided abandon the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite these successes and very significant reductions in many other parts of the world , including tropical areas , the World Health Assembly of the United Nations at its 22nd meeting in 1969 decided to abandon the concept of eradication , considering it as practically unattainable . |
| 2 | In 1969 , the World Health Assembly decided to abandon the aim of eradication in favour of what it considered to be the more realistic one of control to a level manageable by the existing public health services . |
| 3 | Probably fifty-odd were bound up ( of which over thirty seem to have been sent to hospitals ) before Dodgson learnt that Tenniel , the illustrator , was dissatisfied with the reproduction of the pictures , whereupon the author decided to abandon the publication and recall the distributed copies . |
| 4 | By the end of that month Raybestos decided to abandon the Knockanemore dump ‘ in the interests of community harmony ’ . |
| 5 | We decided to abandon the piano lessons , Constance , ’ Miss Hatherby chided , ‘ as you well recall , because we knew that progress was not being made . |
| 6 | With great regret they decided to abandon the project in view of the ever-increasing cost . |
| 7 | The Planning Committee decided to abandon the proposal for housing development on this site . |
| 8 | But as the next chapter will try to demonstrate , the feeling that the relationship had been seriously weakened — and perhaps even jeopardized — did not occur until the Americans became deeply involved in the Vietnam War and the British government decided to abandon the defence role East of Suez . |