And then the relinquishing is not so painful, is it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Honeymoon’s Over] Reference

Parents need to begin relinquishing control on day two of their children’s lives.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let’s Talk About It–Again! « Awful Library Books] Reference

Like any other party or coalition, it is averse to the idea of relinquishing power till the final bell.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Perhaps she resented the idea of relinquishing the reins of government at Trenby Hall in favour of a daughter-in-law.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Moon out of Reach] Reference

He thought of Kate often enough, and he did not like the idea of relinquishing her sister, who was his major hold over her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Empire Builders]

I've been kind of relinquishing (control) in the band, anyway.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com] Reference

She didn’t like the idea of relinquishing control any more than I would.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Moor]

"I've been kind of relinquishing (control) in the band, anyway," Casablancas says.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

That is what was referred to as "relinquishing" and as a result the American taxpayer became the majority shareholder of GM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

"Sit here," he continued, relinquishing his armchair to.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

But, relinquishing Percival's hand, he held Aunt Harriet's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference

"I guess you have," John said, relinquishing the whipstock.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference

Mountain range to China in return for China relinquishing claims to.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2005 CIA World Factbook] Reference

My Friend Lumpy was in second place and not relinquishing her position there.    From Wordnik.com.  [Morning Promise] Reference

With a little sigh for the freedom he was relinquishing, he resolved on matrimony.    From Wordnik.com.  [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference

China, it seems, wants to open up without relinquishing control -- a tough act to follow.    From Wordnik.com.  [In China, A Different Kind Of 'Trust' Problem] Reference

They were pretty decent chaps and did not seem to mind, very much, relinquishing the prize.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island] Reference

Many have become caretakers to younger siblings, and have difficulty relinquishing the role.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Really Good Scouts] Reference

"Saddam would do anything before relinquishing that kind of information," said the diplomat.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Is Saddam Hiding?] Reference

He carefully explains why relinquishing independence may be Tibet's best bid for autonomy within China.    From Wordnik.com.  [After The Dalai Lama] Reference

Gardner touches such heights without relinquishing his status as a comic writer in a class with Neil Simon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diving Deep Into The Melting Pot] Reference

Unilaterally relinquishing the ability to forcefully speak truth to power is a huge self-inflicted handicap.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joe The Nerd Ferraro: Coffee Party Needs More Caffeine] Reference

And with Sir Michael Lyons relinquishing the chairmanship of the BBC Trust, the hunt begins for a successor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diary] Reference

In the dualism of our decline, we can think only of flexing muscles or relinquishing power: Use it or lose it.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Feffer: Pentagon in Asia: Use It or Lose It] Reference

After relinquishing control of Mustique, Mr. Tennant retreated northwards to St Lucia, where he ran an estate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Master of Mustique Built Jet-Set Haven] Reference

On the other hand, in a remarkable order issued by General A.S. Burt in relinquishing command of the Twenty-fifth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue] Reference

Is it worth it for you to shield them, since relinquishing them is one of the conditions for lifting U.S. sanctions?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Strongman Of Serbia Speaks] Reference

Bristol cathedral in 1893, but retained his wardenship of Toynbee Hall, while relinquishing the living of St Jude's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference

The Democratic Party indeed must be in very bad shape if the boss of Chicago is relinquishing his nearly absolute power.    From Wordnik.com.  [John R. MacArthur: Decline of Daley, Chicago and U.S.] Reference

BILL FRIST, Former Senator, 54Frist served two terms as Senate majority leader before relinquishing his seat in November.    From Wordnik.com.  [Send Me To Space] Reference

At length relinquishing his attempts, he beckons to the murderers to do their work and hands them Count Siegfried's weapon.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference

We have spoken above of the necessity of relinquishing the prerogative of our race, and being contented with recipient silence.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Laws of Etiquette] Reference

The New York Fed named Sarah Dahlgren head of bank supervision, relinquishing her post as overseer of AIG to Roseann St ichnoth.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's News: Business] Reference

They have absolutely no intention of relinquishing power, or of honoring the freedoms and human rights of their average citizens.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

The basic bargain most Japanese have struck for the past 40 years is job security in exchange for relinquishing economic autonomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Small Step For Japan...] Reference

Many dealerships have closed under the weight of the recession, while others will be relinquishing their franchise rights when they expire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Should you buy a Hummer, Saab, or Saturn?] Reference

It's hard to imagine the military voluntarily relinquishing control of its nuclear force to an Islamist government, should it come to that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nuclear Nonstarter] Reference