Word: quit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...athletic director who was an invader of the Harvard community. And it was a disaster, because whether or not you want to admit it, this place is a country club, and you just don't ask non-members to lead country clubs, or all of the members will quit...
...readily paid a token $ 1,600 fine for having been the co-signer of his wife's illicit bank account. His wife Leah, however, was formally indicted; if found guilty, she could be fined up to $63,000 and sentenced to three years in prison. Although he quit as Labor candidate for Israel's top job, Rabin could not resign office immediately; as head of a caretaker government, he was bound by law to stay on until a new government is formed after the May 17 elections. Sensitive to the situation, Attorney General Aharon Barak suggested a loophole...
Peres was unhappy that Rabin did not quit as Premier immediately. But the Defense Minister refused to discuss the problems of his old antagonist directly. "You never take advantage when a fellow is in trouble," he said. "That's the first role in any civilized society. Rabin went through very deep agony. Justice demands that we make it as easy as possible to get over a very difficult period...
...engine was one of the most reliable ever made: Pratt & Whitney's JT8D7, now used by some 2,800 aircraft all over the world. Never in 112 million hours of flying time had rain or hail caused one of these engines-let alone two-to "flame out" (quit). Federal air-safety experts discovered that the engines had ingested a great deal of water and overheated, but they were not sure of the exact reason for the flameouts...
...even more difficult for the athlete to know when to quit. Baseball heroes Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays hardly went out as such. Mantle could barely walk during his last year and hit a dismal .234. Mays couldn't throw the ball and failed to reach the .200 mark in his final season. Just last spring I saw Henry Aaron smoking cigarettes in the dugout during a Milwaukee game...