Ending the war now without that means abandoning a national cause.

For a ship of either force to move on a new planet means temporarily abandoning another.

This means abandoning plans to film on set, which had lost him his studio's favor.

I told you this will not mean abandoning the Order.

In a society that had only recently learned to take notes, learning something still meant abandoning yourself to it.

For Emanuel, being chief of staff meant abandoning his goal.

But it would mean abandoning his friends, and he wasn't about to do that, no matter what.

Taking a chance on one thing did not mean abandoning caution in everything else.

This proposal means abandoning a policy that had proved successful.

In other words, this means abandoning the policy of tolerance.