Republicans and Democrats have both pledged to restrain or simply abolish the alternative minimum tax.

That was one reason the office wasn't simply abolished.

"Any time we get tired of it," Iris said, "I can simply abolish the illusion, and we will be back among the ruins."

After all, when the English began feeling squeamish about capital punishment in the 1960's, they simply abolished it.

Their rejection has been labeled "censorship," as if freedom of speech were being abolished simply because the Government declined to finance a particular project.

At the same time, it is difficult to see how simply abolishing the system would help.

So he simply abolished Burma's 100-kyat note and had it replaced with a 90-kyat note.

Simply abolishing the present system would accelerate concentration in the sector.

Political parties are being abolished purely and simply because they express the wishes of the Kurdish population.

Better to simply abolish the payroll taxes that depress employment and give guaranteed training, paid to keep up aggregate demand.