Word: ousting
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...first millennium, the caliphate splintered into tiny Moorish principalities. In the era typified by El Cid, the soldier of fortune who served both Moslems and Christians, chivalry became a warring way of life for Christians. Spanish knights or caballeros, often owning nothing but horse and armor, served to oust the Moors. Monks wore chain mail and were led by bishops wielding battle-axes. The conflict, for Christians, took on the character of a holy crusade, but it was warfare often punctured by periods of peace. Both Moor and Christian often found it more convenient to be brothers than enemies...
...Used Carr." Since Connally is a shoo-in for reelection, liberals decided at the state Democratic convention last month to visit their revenge on Attorney General Waggoner Carr, the Governor's hand-picked candidate to oust first-term Republican Senator John Tower. Stomping angrily out of Austin's City Auditorium, liberal delegates yelled through a resolution authorizing their followers to support Tower, who stumped Texas for Goldwater in 1964 but has moderated his views somewhat...
...tenure was hardly the fault of the bonzes, who for months have been trying every trick in the pagoda political manual to oust the government: massive protest demonstrations, immolations (last week a 16-year-old girl became the tenth suicide by fire in the monks' current campaign), blocking streets with household altars, burning U.S. Jeeps and other vehicles, and riots, riots everywhere. All have proved to no avail...
...army, Deputy Premier, Interior Minister and most visibly active and outspoken man in government. Given to bow ties and dark glasses, Praphas bridles when his extensive business dealings are mentioned. Since he controls both army and police forces, gossips whisper that Praphas (pronounced Pra-pat) could conceivably oust Thanom. But that would likely produce an ugly family quarrel: Praphas' daughter is married to Thanom's son, and in fact the parents are close friends...
...head of housekeeping appealed to the Administration to oust Edward and Jason. The dean of residence couldn't decide: neither could the other deans. Finally Mrs. Bunting was approached, and she said all animals would have...