verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
control
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To create a demise or bareboat charter, an owner must relinquish possession, control and navigation of the vessel the charterer.
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Stultz relinquished the controls to Gordon, and Slim headed northeast across the open sea.
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The Communist party is gradually relinquishing control .
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A previous board relinquished control of the $ 81 million facility in July 1996, because of growing financial problems.
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Slowly, states are beginning to relinquish control of their energy industries.
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Movie companies are understandably uptight about relinquishing control over how products are portrayed by film makers.
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Soon, she felt, she would just have to relinquish control and let it carry her.
position
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Lockwood himself was forced to relinquish his position in 1990.
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Otton, the junior who shared time with Kyle Wachholtz at quarterback, started and did not relinquish the position .
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He relinquished his position as coach of the Kiwis after the Final and can now concentrate on making Wigan a force again.
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Finally, Franco simply did not want to relinquish his position .
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This did not, however, mean that he was ready to relinquish his all-powerful position .
post
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Many thought Dole should at least relinquish his post of Senate majority leader to gain freedom from legislative strictures.
role
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Conversely, it may not be hard to relinquish certain roles and tasks which were never experienced as rewarding.
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His court appearances drew so much flak that he was forced to relinquish his role at Microsoft.
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Venables relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive, with Peter Shreeves recalled as manager.
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Slowly and reluctantly they were relinquishing the doer role and coming to know what it meant to be responsible for people.
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David Cranston will relinquish the role that he has combined with that of chief executive.
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The problem of Stewart's role was further complicated by his relinquishing the wicket-keeping role in order to captain the team.
■ VERB
force
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Lockwood himself was forced to relinquish his position in 1990.
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His court appearances drew so much flak that he was forced to relinquish his role at Microsoft.
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Republicans have been hoping for a reprimand because that is a punishment that would not force Gingrich automatically to relinquish the speakership.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Captain Weiss will relinquish command after this mission.
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The prince was persuaded to relinquish his claim to the throne.
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The United States is pressing the rebel army to relinquish power.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Britain was pulling out and relinquishing responsibility there within thirty days.
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Equally some parents in the study quoted above, wanted to say good-bye and relinquish their children in a positive sense.
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Finally, Franco simply did not want to relinquish his position.
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He relinquished her hand and stood, stretching the tiredness from his muscles.
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Slowly, states are beginning to relinquish control of their energy industries.
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This is a very fine work and one regrets that, in later life, he relinquished the oil medium.
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Vanreenen relinquished his membership and served as secretary for six years; the Honorable Company prohibits members from working for the club.