1.   Romero reportedly has abdicated his throne, which could give Johnson his opportunity at last.

2.   The king was forced to abdicate the throne.

3.   Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.

4.   The king abdicated the throne.

5.   The majority, however, did so by appealing to the view of the Revolution offered by the Convention, that James had abdicated the throne.

6.   And Russian writers are happily abdicating the throne of moral authority.

7.   Asked Thursday if she was the new queen of distance swimming, Bennett said graciously that Evans should not be required to abdicate her throne, even in retirement.

8.   Catching the right conditions can spell the difference between repeating a title and abdicating a throne because of increased parity.

9.   Disgraced, he abdicated his throne and allowed his counselors to lift the tax.

10.   English King Edward VIII lived here with his wife, Wallis Simpson, after he abdicated the throne and was made governor-general.