Bermudians rapidly abandoned agriculture for shipbuilding, replanting farmland with the native juniper (Juniperus bermudiana, called Bermuda cedar) trees that grew thickly over the whole island.

Although willing to make the effort, he was rapidly abandoning any hope of convincing Kaur through logic and argument.

This message from the Lombard king had the desired effect; Christophorus and Sergius began to suspect their associates, who in turn rapidly abandoned them.

Amalric ousted Shirkuh from Egypt in 1164, but the king had to rapidly abandon Egypt upon the news of a great disaster in the north.

Therefore they rapidly abandoned their positions, which explains why the government forces had little difficulty in breaking the siege.

Finding their attempts to defend themselves provoking vicious retaliation, the colonists rapidly abandoned restraint.

They are rapidly abandoning the PC in the classic sense in favor of tablets and smartphones.

HDZ rapidly abandoned this idea and became a corrupt party system of privatisation.

The United States is rapidly abandoning a longstanding policy aimed at keeping college affordable for all Americans who qualify academically.