Francis agreed with what his father said, and renounced all claims on his family.
Under the pact England renounced its claims to French territory in return for an indemnity.
Philip renounced his Greek title when he became a naturalized British subject in 1947.
At thirty, I renounced that other me and I went back to being me.
Tripoli's ties with the West have blossomed since it renounced weapons of mass destruction in December.
Nevertheless Gore has renounced any attempt to fiddle with the results in the Electoral College.
In 1989, President Carlos Menem renounced the use of force in pursuing Argentina's claim.
The two sides were back to the diplomatic sniping they seemed to have renounced.
It would be a shame if the Tories renounced their tax-cutting instincts at precisely the wrong moment.
Russia has not renounced its support for Mr Assad, but it has acknowledged he may not win.
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The FLDS split from the Mormon Church more than a century ago after the latter renounced polygamy.
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He had renounced his U.S. citizenship and become a resident and citizen of Costa Rica, Costa Rican authorities said.
Dorrance renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Ireland prior to the sale.
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While standing before the bishop of Assisi, Francis stripped off his clothes and renounced his paternal inheritance, Benedict said.
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They added that loyalists who had renounced violence and criminality, and who wanted to help transform their communities, needed to be supported.
And he has not renounced the interventionist tendencies which have characterised German governments of all political complexions in the past.
Second, when Frelimo renounced Marxism in the 1980s, the cadres really did stop collectivising and the government vigorously implemented reforms.
Gaddafi had renounced terror, forfeited nuclear and chemical weapons and programs, and declared himself ready to rejoin the community of nations.
Ministers took a vow of poverty, renounced all worldly possessions and transferred title to all their assets to a Church trust.
Francis of Assisi, who renounced a life of high-living for austere poverty and simplicity to preach Jesus' message to the poor.
Bidzina Ivanishvili, who wants to become prime minister of Georgia, renounced both his Russian and French citizenships to curry favor with voters.
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In response, Pawlenty and Huntsman have simply renounced their support for cap-and-trade.
Then came the announcement that back the previous fall he had renounced his US citizenship and gone off to live in Singapore.
The co-founder, Eduardo Saverin, has already renounced his US citizenship in a bid to reduce his Federal taxes ahead of the deal.
Buffett is focused on Berkshire Hathaway now, at least, having renounced some his more time-consuming board memberships like Coca-Cola and the Washington Post.
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When it came to light last week that Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin had renounced his U.S. citizenship, the reaction was swift and fierce.
And Kazakhstan 20 years ago was the first country to close its nuclear test site -- in Semipalatinsk we voluntarily renounced our nuclear arsenal.
Aliens without green cards, dishonorably discharged military employees and anyone who has renounced American citizenship are barred from handling explosives under the new law.
Which puts an interesting perspective on those who insisted that he was a tax dodger when he renounced his citizenship just before that IPO.
Connecticut became the 17th state to repeal the death penalty last year, meaning more than a third of the 50 states have now renounced executions.
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