Word: abandoning
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...credit for his remarkable capacity for empathy, for his off-the-cuff eloquence, for his intelligence and sincere dedication to public policy. And he probably doesn't have a friend in the world who wouldn't concede, in private, his excessive appetites, his "slickness," his too-easy willingness to abandon people and principles...
...happy to volunteer to Senator Dole a first draft of an acceptance speech, and he then made it his own...In the end the legitimate and understandable requirements of political speechwriting did not mesh with the principles of my profession, which I can in no circumstances abandon. So I stood down, without rancor...
...vacation where I didn't have to worry about being ripped limb from limb by some big ursine slob. But there it is, at any trailhead worth carting your trail mix up to--the National Park Service sign saying CAUTION, YOU ARE ENTERING BEAR COUNTRY. Abandon greasy foods and perfumes, all ye who enter here! Or: Bye-bye, rule of law; hello, natural selection...
Walking past the State House by the Commons, I passed a neighborhood of narrow, cobblestone streets and red brick brownstones. Within the neighborhood was a street filled with stylish boutiques and trendy, outdoor cafes: Charles Street. I decided to abandon my walk to Newbury Street, a relatively familiar place, to explore this beautiful but foreign section of the city...
...while, Dimitry was propelled by a single disappointment from his youth. As a teen on Romania's junior national gymnastics team, he had seen his dreams destroyed when a teacher called his mother and firmly suggested that Dimitry must choose: gymnastics or school. Forced to abandon the sport he loved, Dimitry says, "I made myself a commitment that I'd like my first child to be a gymnast." While courting Camelia, he shared his plan. "I said, 'It'll be a big commitment. It's gotta be a different country. But we have no money, so we may just drink...