Word: relinquish
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Secretary Young had deplored the prevalence of conflicting air commerce laws enacted by state and local governments as "impeding the industry." Possibly with New Jersey's prohibition of seaplane landings on inland lakes (TIME, Sept. 29) in mind, he said: "The only solution is for the states to relinquish all rights to regulate flying and entrust the Federal Government with the development of this industry...
...made the same attempt. Moslems were willing. But pious Jews blocked the deal by clamoring that he would raze certain semi-sacred stone shacks near the Wall and replace them with a park. Last week the Moslems objected. The sacred Wall was too useful a political argument to relinquish...
...cannot be expected to assume responsibility for law and order, however, if they are not to have the army they consider necessary; and 228,000 men does not seem excessive, in view of the grave problems both within and on the frontier. Dr. Bapat would hardly suggest that they relinquish responsibility for law and order. There were 116 killed and 700 injured in religious riots in his own city of Bombay last year; one can imagine the welter which would follow if the British surrendered effective control. Groups which out one another's throats in the face of the foreigner...
...first copies of the revived magazine were being perused by readers, last week, Percival Harden, 54, sat down on a chair in a Manhattan hotel, put a pistol against his breast, killed himself. His lawyer & friends gave as the reason his grief at having to relinquish "his old interests." Then was it the duty of newspapers to report on the life of Gossipist Harden a report which read much like an oldtime Harden-published gossip paragraph-married first Maude Sullivan, Chicago artists' model; won $10,000 for alienation of affections from his friend, William T. Hoops, who later...
...done their part, are no longer useful and are dismissed with nothing more for their pains than a bitter smile. Only at the end, with the forces of Richmond closing in upon him does this Ubermench show any signs of becoming human. Then, and only then does Mr. Leiber relinquish his aloof bitterness and resort to raving. His restrained and inhuman interpretation of this part is thoroughly in keeping with the intelligence, but warped ego of the Prince...