Word: ousts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...government, but which, for various reasons, has not yet been put into full operation. It exists, but the present government has not been able to operate in its true spirit. Now comes the possibility that the Ruhr problem, as viewed by the Germans, will stir the people sufficiently to oust the present time-serving government and put into effective operation the Constitution as intended by those who brought it into existence...
Commissioner Enright, it will be remembered, was hiding his light under a lieutenancy when Mayor John F Hylan brought it forth to blaze into the dark byways of criminality. One year ago the metropolitan press wanted to "oust" him from office because of the "crime wave." This year there has been less complaint against Mr. Enright. Hence his speech...
...never again to be headed, at half time the count standing 16-11 for the Green. At the beginning of the second half, the University staged a desperate rally but though the team climbed within a point of the Green at one time, it could not manage to oust them from a commanding lead...
...team. Buell still seems to be the choice for quarter in spite of the good showing that Fitzgerald made Saturday. He uses his head so well in the selection of plays, drop-kicks so expertly, and runs the team so capably that he will be a hard man to oust from his position...
...Southern Pacific Railroad. He gave up his law practice and entered earnestly into the fight, running the length and breadth of the vast state in an automobile and speaking in every city, town and hamlet. In every speech he promised that-if he were elected he would immediately oust the railroad from its political connections and give the government of the state into the hands of the voters...