Example sentences of "giving up [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | And Locke warned against ‘ giving up reason for revelation ’ , which he associated with ‘ enthusiasm ’ ( a word that around 1700 meant ‘ fanaticism ’ ) . |
| 5 | Students may find lecturers less enthusiastic about giving up time for workshop advice . |
| 6 | 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 . |