Word: resignment
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...that they should not give up too soon on support for the unobstructed democratic process in the Philippines. The normally terse Senator spoke movingly of brave souls like an ordinary Filipino housewife who confronted armed thugs in order to defend her ballot. He urged the White House not to resign itself to a Marcos victory too quickly...
...also perpetrate disgusting political collusion together. What hypocrites--you, who accuse Melissa Lane and others of "politicizing" the council, use the dirtiest political tricks to maintain your positions in that same council. You are a disgrace to the Harvard Undergraduate Council; I call on both of you to resign immediately. And I challenge you to dispute the assertions made in this letter...
Charging that the president is largely responsible for making the Hanover campus "the laughingstock of the nation," Dartmouth biology professor Melvin Speigel said that "if [McLaughlin] had any respect for the faculty and the college" he would resign...
...their hotel from a party. A shaken University President Kenneth Keller ordered the Golden Gophers to forfeit their next game and said he was considering canceling the team's entire remaining schedule. The forfeiture, the first of its kind in Big Ten history, prompted Basketball Coach Jim Dutcher to resign in protest, saying it was unfair to other players on the roster...
...Cabinet ministers. Her voice sometimes quavering and cracking, she meticulously presented her case. "Doubtless," she admitted, "there were a number of matters which could have been handled better, and this I regret." At one point, she attributed her troubles to "a genuine difference in understanding between officials." "Resign!" shouted opposition M.P.s. "Get on with...