"But I refuse to abandon a program that costs so little and means so much."

Dad refused to abandon his beloved dogs, but eventually he and they also made it out all right.

But India refused to abandon its buildup of troops on the two countries' border.

But the Colonel refused to abandon his former plan entirely without making at least one more attempt.

The Spanish government refused to abandon the area completely out of fear that such an action would make them appear weak.

As many of them still refused to abandon their faith, they were killed by the government.

Many international staff also remained at work refusing to abandon the country.

But my government will refuse to abandon it, despite how bad it gets.

Christianity was banned and those Japanese who refused to abandon their faith were killed.

They killed his mother, for she refused to abandon Islam.