War for the Union was abandoned.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

The reason: Pakistan's army felt abandoned when the U.S.lost interest in the region following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

This woman named Artemia was abandoned by her smuggler in the desert and now she faces a dilemma.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

Police largely abandoned the main rally area, but officers continued to staff road blockades outside of the city.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Some politicians claimed the United States had abandoned the region in order to repair relations with Russia, which strongly opposed the previous missile plan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The Zimbabwe dollar was abandoned after the inclusive government was formed,and Zimbabweans now mostly use U.S.dollars or South African rands for their business dealings.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

He is struggling with dilemmas of where he fits into the world, dealing with stuff to do with his dad and why he was abandoned.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

The Spaniards never found or they would have destroyed it," After the Incan civilization collapsed, the site was abandoned and the rainforest overgrew it for 400 years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

Rondeli said an important message of Clinton's trip is that it shows the United States has not abandoned Georgia, and will remain an influence in the region.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

Mr.Toure recognized those who had worked on the legislation and assured them that this new code, nearly a decade in the making, was not being abandoned entirely.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

It wasn't just the beauty of the polished stone block walls or the fact that this abandoned city sits atop a narrow ridge more than 2400 meters above sea level.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

But the prime minister also admits that in a country where HIV and AIDS victims are often abandoned by their families, fear of the disease could make it almost impossible to stop its spread.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

Former CIA counterterrorism chief Robert Grenier says the failed Times Square bombing may indicate that al-Qaida and its allies have abandoned more grandiose plans for the United States and are emphasizing smaller but still deadly operations.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

(SAYING) On the southern coast - known as the Costa del Sol - block after block of apartments lie empty or half finished, many of them designed for foreign buyers who have long since abandoned the idea of investing in Spain.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24