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Meanings of abandon the pursuit in English

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Usage of abandon the pursuit in English
1
If your conscience will let you, abandon the pursuit of de Garcia.
Montezuma's Daughter
2
Yet never for a moment did it occur to them to abandon the pursuit.
The Silent Places
3
Shadd must hurry or abandon the pursuit for that day.
The Rainbow Trail
4
Scot entreated him to abandon the pursuit of the Scottish and turn back into Britain.
The Danish History, Books I-IX
5
I must either follow, or abandon the pursuit.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
6
After following the retiring and demoralized British for a few miles, Washington determined to abandon the pursuit.
For Love of Country: A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the ...
7
He meant to kill Shadd, hoping if the leader was gone the others would abandon the pursuit.
The Rainbow Trail
8
On hearing these things the friendly Arabs determined-notunwisely-toabandon the pursuit, and came boastfully back to Omdurman.
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
9
While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.
State of the Union Addresses
10
At any moment our two assailants might abandon the pursuit, and we were not equal to continuing the fight.
For The Admiral
11
The Authority said Mr Tai drove at almost double the speed limit - which lead the police to abandon the pursuit.
Radio NZ
12
Jack realized this, and when the first of the posse came up it was decided to abandon the pursuit for the time being.
Jack of the Pony Express; Or, The Young Rider of the Mountain Tr...
13
The Americans were therefore compelled to abandon the pursuit, and with it several sperm whales which were lying in the bay ready for boiling.
Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazi...
14
Mika then drove on the wrong side of the road for almost 2km and the officer followed despite being told to abandon the pursuit twice.
Radio NZ
15
Police followed the vehicle before abandoning the pursuit for safety reasons.
Radio NZ
16
Finally the savage shrunk into the bushes, and abandoned the pursuit.
Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific
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Abandon the pursuit across language varieties
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