Word: revoltingly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Revolt in Hungary...
...shine to the brass he has. He personally persuaded a reluctant George Humphrey, 66, to remain at his desk as Secretary of the Treasury. Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks, 63, restive and weary, was talked into staying put. Even Special Assistant on Disarmament Harold Stassen, 49, who led the revolt against Richard Nixon's renomination, was allowed to keep his keys...
...many a Tory deeply uneasy. Brilliant young (33) Sir Edward Boyle, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, resigned from the government. Boyle was widely respected, and his resignation was far more of a blow than the earlier departure of mercurial Minister of State Anthony Nutting. Two Tory backbenchers resigned. A revolt was visibly in the making...
...revolt had subsided...
Butler's Praise. Though dissatisfaction with Eden's performance is real, there seems no immediate likelihood that he might be overthrown by a revolt of Tory backers in the House. The Tories have a 59-vote majority; no large body of Tories wants to bring down the government in such a way as to bring the Labor opposition to power. Tories do not do things that way. The Tory way is quiet talk at the Carlton Club, little conferences in House offices, and an agreement that Anthony needs a rest...