Word: quit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rather selfish of me if I remained locked away here," says Britain's Prince Charles, offering some lofty motives for leaving the Royal Navy on Dec. 15 (after five years of service). Now the commanding officer of a 360-ton mine hunter named the H.M.S. Bronington, Charles will quit ruling the waves in six weeks to take charge of preparations for the Silver Jubilee, next year's celebration of Queen Elizabeth's 25th year on the throne. His leave-taking will mark the end of a not-so-bon voyage. "I have never actually been sick until...
...then there are those who choose an alternate course--with the thought of two months, if not three years of splinter-gathering looming large, they quit the team altogether...
...Mitts selected another option--he quit. "Anyone can lose interest," Mitts states, "but I think it takes a strong person to lose interest and then quit. Most people hang on because football has been a big part of their lives for a long time, and it's difficult to break with that...
...have gone through with it. But I wanted to play football for Harvard, for the sake of the game, and I didn't want to lose contact with the guys. I enjoy kibbutzing." For Puopolo, it wasn't a question of "If I don't start I'll quit," but more of a search for that elusive rainbow...
...with the thought of two months, if not three, of splinter-gathering looming large, they quit the team altogether...