1.   He has given up two earned runs and no walks in eight innings.

2.   No one knew exactly what inspired her elliptic comments, and her relations had long since given up trying to interpret them.

3.   That was when Kleiber had given up the struggle and collapsed, limp and helpless as a rag doll.

4.   Joshua Morris had given up hope of ever reaching the promised land.

5.   Teresa Moylan has given up full time work because of her children.

6.   He appears to have given up steady work.

7.   He has all but given up hard physical work on his farm.

8.   And, Zogby says, huge numbers of salaried New Yorkers have pretty much given up dreams of fancy cars and pools in the back yard.

9.   Angel Martino has given up married life temporarily in her bid for the Olympics.