Meanings of force the abandonment in English

JOCKEYS forced the abandonment of Haydock yesterday after just one race.

Extreme winds forced the abandonment of the Cape Town Cycle tour on Sunday.

They picked up a great many prisoners and forced the abandonment of some property.

Water charge protestors forced the abandonment of a meeting of the city council in Cork last month.

Waterlogged tracks have forced the abandonment of this afternoon's National Hunt meetings in Britain at Hereford and Kelso.

Popular fury forced the abandonment of hypothetical calculations of likely grades for the UK's national A-level exams this week.

Rain has forced the abandonment of the fourth ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Saxton Oval in Nelson.

Last year poor weather on both days forced the abandonment of Metro and left the organising committee with a big debt.

A bomb alert which forced the abandonment of one of Northern Ireland's top horse racing meetings was today declared an elaborate hoax.

GAA:A heavy fog in Castlebar has forced the abandonment of Mayo's meeting with Dublin at half-time in the Allianz National Football League.

DISSIDENT Orangemen last night forced the abandonment of a crucial meeting aimed at ending the Dunloy and Harryville controversies in Co Antrim.

Unseasonal rain in the Samoan capital forced the abandonment of the match on the reserve day after two days of wet weather.

Belarus were a goal up against the Czech Republic yesterday when torrential rain forced the abandonment of the game 11 minutes before half-time.

Nevertheless, it has come a long way since the dark days when rioting England fans forced the abandonment of the 1995 Lansdowne Road game.

Racing News: Heavy rain has once again played havoc with the fixture list in Britain, forcing the abandonment of today's feature event at Newbury.

Cricket: New Zealand opener Brendon McCullum's unbeaten half-century proved in vain as heavy rain forced the abandonment of their clash with England at Edgbaston.