The sea got rough, so that we had to give up fishing

There is no reason that I should give up my plan

The leader gave up the plan in despair

I gave up the idea of seeing the sights of the city because of the bad weather

Today's paper reports that the premier has given up the idea of visiting America

We abandoned the project because of a lack of funds

She gave up her plans against her will

Weakness brought on by a number of respiratory ailments had forced him just last week to announce that he was giving up his conducting career

Now that pessimism prevails, the executive will abandon the project

We had to abandon our plan