Senator Platt and the other machine leaders did everything to get me to abandon my intention.

A minute ago, loitering by the kitchen door, she had actually decided to abandon her intention and take the way of safety.

Maryk had evidently abandoned his intention to pursue the matter.

Tarzan asked a nearby officer if, perchance, the enemy had abandoned his intention of attacking at all.

For this, however, he developed very little taste, and he abandoned his original intention of entering upon a theological career.

The head was screened, so he had to abandon his intention of going for that shot.

"No." For a moment it looked as if the surgeon would abandon his intention, but one of the soldiers pointed up to the ceiling.

"Well," replied the lad, "to be frank with you, we have abandoned our intention of trying for the Government prize."

Berg has been trying to find out why we abandoned our intention of competing for the Government prize.

However, the European Commission did not abandon its intention even when it became obvious that the production increase was contrary to market trends.