Word: quit
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...Pope's order on political involvement. Both the Vatican and the apostolic delegate in Washington say that the "spirit" of the ban against Drinan does apply to nuns. But several of the nuns say they will stay in office unless the Pope specifically orders them to quit. These nuns appreciate the irony of their position. Said Elizabeth Morancy, a member of the Sisters of Mercy and a state representative in Rhode Island: "We are excluded from the priesthood and that makes us different." Sums up Carolyn Farrell, a member of the Sisters of Charity who is mayor of Dubuque...
Another embassy went under siege last week. This time the site was Washington, D.C., and it was Americans, for a change, who were laying the siege. At the Libyan embassy in the nation's capital, four diplomats had rejected a State Department ultimatum to quit the country after they were officially declared "unacceptable...
...English requirement. Today that group has dipped to 28%. To staff the 256 sections of freshman English now required at the sprawling state campus. Liberal Arts Dean Robert King has ordered all English professors to teach one composition course annually. So far, none has carried out initial threats to quit from overwork...
...decade. We are either going to learn to make the most of the system as the Japanese do or become a second-rate industrial nation like the United Kingdom. Nobody has said it better than George Taber: it is time for management, labor, government and our educational institutions to quit kicking the system and each other and concentrate our efforts together on making it work...
...until noon Sunday that Vance phoned the President to confirm his determination to quit. His move incensed some of the President's aides, who had no idea it was coming. Said one: "It's a terrible thing to do. He could have stayed around long enough for Carter to repair himself." On Monday morning the formalities were completed; this time Carter did not request Vance to reconsider. During their final talk, Vance recommended that he be succeeded by Deputy Secretary Christopher...