It appears that Census officials elected to stop recognizing these inactive villages for Census purposes.

Ronald Reagan, his memory ravaged by Alzheimer's, some time ago stopped recognizing those around him.

In the 1870s courts in the United States stopped recognizing the common-law principle that a husband had the right to "physically chastise an errant wife".

Emboldened by those successes, the emir stopped recognizing the higher authority of the caliphate.

Educational standards began to decline markedly and international bodies stopped recognizing degrees issued or obtained at the University.

To avoid that kind of situation, Westfield High School stopped recognizing valedictorians several years ago.

Another possibility, they said, might be an agreement by opposition-controlled cities to stop recognizing the authority of Mr. Milosevic's Government.

In her transformed state, did she stop recognizing people?

Resolution 1500 stopped short of formally recognizing the governing council as Iraq's legitimate governing body but called it an "important step" towards creating a sovereign government.

Some people stop recognizing family members.