Word: quit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard has convinced a leading plant ecologist to quit his post at the University of Illinois and accept a tenured position in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology...
...captain has persevered through team problems as well. "Last year, as captain, the hardest thing to deal with was when several members of the team quit. We had to get the team together and we did, with a lot of work," she said...
...assault infuriated Amal Leader Nabih Berri, who is known as one of Lebanon's more pragmatic opposition figures. For the first time, he joined Druze Chieftain Walid Jumblatt in calling for Gemayel's resignation. More important, he urged three Muslim members of the Cabinet to quit, prompting Wazzan, a Sunni Muslim, to quit as well. Gemayel tried frantically but failed to find a respected Muslim politician to replace Wazzan (according to Lebanese political tradition, the Prime Minister is always a Sunni while the President is a Maronite Christian). Gemayel then appeared on TV, offering an eight-point plan...
...eyebrows without being bothered, Koch happened to win an Olympic silver medal at Innsbruck. No American had ever won a Nordic medal before, and none has done it since, though only Koch has been blamed for that. When during the 30-km in 1980 he quit and walked off the course, he said he was conserving his energy for the 15-km and 50-km races ahead. But public reaction was harsh. This time, though 21st, he reached the finish with a look of triumph. "It's not a gold medal, but I hope people appreciate the effort...
Since the system offers no support, an employee who has been sexually harassed is totally isolated. Someone who has been sexually harassed already feels isolated and humiliated. With no support, the employee is likely to quit her job, which she cannot afford to lose, rather than going through the process alone and trying to keep her job. The other problem is that if the employee does not have the strength and courage to fight it out alone, the system is stacked against her. Even if she "wins" and the three-member panel rules in her favor, there is nothing that...