In 1970 the Admiralty abolished the rum ration within the Royal Navy, apparently on health grounds. |
The political radicals who ran the French Revolution from 1793 abolished the concept of weeks altogether. |
Between now and 2005, tariffs will be slashed on a wide variety of products, and all import quotas will be abolished. |
Road tax will be abolished and the loss of revenue will be compensated for with an additional surcharge on fuel. |
It was experts who abolished grammar schools for their presumed comprehensive paradise. |
Parliament has not abolished arbitration and litigation of construction disputes. |