to renounce

Deeply disturbed by his experience, he resolved to renounce the world and search for the cause of so much suffering.

For the sake of Jesus, they had not been able to renounce, for one short day the sinful pleasure of talking in the classroom!

I beg him on my knees to renounce his claim to his mother's fortune.

An elected Palestinian Authority ready to renounce violence would claim international legitimacy.

I began to reject, to renounce, to set aside what I had gathered and little by little I approached my goal.

Castro cannot be reasonably expected to renounce his beliefs or implicate himself in killings or atrocities.

But since violence is always a way of exercising authority, they were led logically to renounce violence, too.

The only other place to have been delisted is an antelope sanctuary in Oman, where the government actually wanted to renounce the status.

About two thousand five hundred years ago, a man decided to renounce his throne and family in pursuit of a personal quest.

However, Shou-risk status of the first major shareholder Wong Kwong Yu does not undertake to renounce the right to public subscription.

But you are willing to renounce any notion of a great or historic Tibet as a separate or autonomous territorial entity?

America does not expect China to renounce its aims; it does expect China to satisfy them within the system.

Last week , President Karzai offered peace talks to Taliban militants who are prepared to renounce violence .

Jong protested to a South Korean sports magazine in the midst of a protracted battle to renounce his citizenship.

Despite his attempt to renounce his citizenship, Jong's popularity extends to both sides of the border.

When Cathrine took him at his word, and consented to renounce the attempt to mollify her father, he drew back skillfully enough.

In prison he refused to renounce what he saw as his mission to sanctify the love of these couples.

It has released a senior pro-Taliban Pakistani militant, Sufi Mohammad, whose banned faction has pledged to renounce violence.

What do I have to do to prove it to you ? You want the moon ? You want me to renounce my throne ?

After six months, claims to the fund will have to renounce any right to sue BP in the courts.

Hamas, which refuses to renounce violence or recognize Israel, accused the Arab League of letting Israel off the hook.

Such an administration would be boycotted by many Western powers because of Hamas's refusal to renounce violence and recognise Israel.

Still, Russia refuses to renounce its recognition of the breakaway republics, or its insistence on placing military bases there.

Learn to renounce the world; happiness will forever be with you!

so Mary was forced to renounce it in favour of her baby son.

She told me she and Henry made a vow in september when they parted-- to renounce the limited earthly love and consecrate their lives to art.

Israeli spokesman Mark Regev says Hamas is a terrorist organization that refuses to renounce violence or recognize Israel .

And terrorists have been known to renounce violence in return for a place at the table.

To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.

Asking me to renounce Judaism during sex is a clear manipulation.

In a referendum 94% of Irish voters opted to renounce their country's constitutional claim to the northern province.

Buddhist monks exert every effort to renounce this life in favour of future nirvana.

In September he signed a treaty with Augustus by the terms of which the latter was obliged to renounce his alliance with Peter.

Galileo arrived in Rome more dead than alive. His. trial lasted six months. Finally he was compelled to renounce his belief.

It was painful for him to renounce his son.

This week senior bankers at Goldman Sachs, UBS and Barclays wisely volunteered to renounce their bonuses.

The reluctance to renounce their foreign passports undermined the public's confidence in their loyalty to the government.

It's a way to show that you are able to renounce life and self, to show that you can face and accept death.

She decided to renounce the world and entered a convent.

He arrives and commands all the relations to renounce Butterfly.

On a personal note, I do not plan to renounce the consumption of meat.

Can sanctions persuade Iran to renounce its quest for nuclear weapons?

Not every American who seeks to renounce US citizenship does so for tax reasons.

Said by: Voltaire, when asked by a priest to renounce Satan.

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.

I urge Russian citizens to renounce the use of imported vegetables in favour of domestic producers.

To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.

To renounce anger or resentment against.

Hamas refuses to renounce violence or recognize Israel, and it is holding a captured Israeli soldier.

The government has urged insurgents to renounce violence and respect the constitution.

I think I understand what you mean. But is it not immensely difficult to renounce all that one has gathered? Indeed, is it possible?

You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne.

To renounce under oath; forswear.

To regain the electorate's trust, Mr Obama has to renounce those positions.

The group has been ordered to renounce Christianity and they are denied food, water, and medical services.

This is a story from India. Once an enlightened master asked his disciple to renounce the world and join his monastic order.

So it is an odd time to renounce euroscepticism.

To renounce one's right or claim to.

Abel: Lets begin. Todd Crenshaw, are you willing to renounce all loyalty to God and Jesus Christ?

Convicted of heresy, he was ordered to renounce his opinions and sentenced to prison

Proof to support that you have other legitimate reasons to renounce your Chinese nationality

put away To renounce; discard: