Word: relinquishing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...confidence in Congress continues to warfe with its impotence to instill financial stability, one would think that our representatives would long for a chance to step off the merry-go-round and relinquish an aspect of the budgetary process contradictory to their main mission in Washington: to bring regional interests into national legislation. As it represents the largest number of people, Congress has always had, and should continue to have the main responsibility for controversial fiscal policy. But recently we speak of a world economy. Regional and special interests are vital. But national and international considerations (more the responsibility...
...years Western Air Lines Pilot Charles Criswell had loved flying. So he was glumly anticipating his 60th birthday, the age at which Federal Aviation Administration rules required that he relinquish the flight controls. Unwilling to be knocked out of the sky so abruptly, the pilot put in to be a flight engineer, the second officer on many commercial flights who flies the plane only if the pilot and copilot are incapacitated. But Western had an age- 60 retirement rule for flight engineers too, and Criswell was grounded. Seven years ago, he and two others sued, charging that Western's rule...
...Once Fox steps up production for its TV outlets, Murdoch in turn could transmit the new programs to his foreign viewers at relatively little cost. One small problem: Australia, like the U.S., has strict TV-licensing rules. If Murdoch does lose his Australian citizenship, he may be forced to relinquish control of his Sydney and Melbourne stations. That loss would still leave Murdoch with the more lucrative European market...
Last week, with payroll checks bouncing and losses again mounting, Ruhe and Geissler agreed to step aside as part of a deal to save the firm. Under the new plan, they would retain some 15% of the stock but relinquish all control of the news service. U.P.I. President Luis Nogales, who was fired by Ruhe just four days before the agreement, will return to run the company. The terms also call for U.P.I.'s trade creditors to forgive the bulk of its $23 million debt in exchange for a 30% to 40% interest in the firm; most of the remaining...
Colby goals by Captain Anne Boatright and Tanya Mead, the latter setting off the barrage of oranges, gave the White Mules a 2-1 lead that they refused to relinquish well into the third period...