Word: sacking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Saturday, American Express announced that its chairman and chief executive officer, James Robinson III, was resigning after a bruising battle with his board. Two months ago, the board at American Express moved to sack him after a long string of blunders and miscues. Robinson initially agreed to step down when a successor was found. Then, after a divisive battle, Robinson faced down the board and early last week held to the chairmanship, picking his chosen successor, Harvey Golub, as chief executive. Three dissident directors resigned. Robinson's triumph lasted just four days, during which Amex stock dropped 13%. Investor groups...
...other side of the ball, the Ivy men limited the Japanese offense to a total of 209 yards, due in part to the efforts of the three Harvard representatives. Furse registered the Ivy League's only sack, Santos snagged his final collegiate interception and Pillsbury contributed his usual stellar performance. "It was neat and all, one last time we're together," Furse says. "I said, 'Pills, how about an "Adjuster!" call one last time...
Although one more pizza place may oversate the Square's appetite for pepperoni, Neo-Tommy's will inevitably improve upon the sad-sack hole-in-the-wall it replaced. The new owner may give the place the thorough scrubdown it deserves and may follow up, with any luck, by replacing the grumpy old staff...
Never before had such emotion been displayed. The crowd was even treated to a sack dance...
...production certainly has its share of good performances. The character of the sad-sack nightclub manager, developed to take the place of Ludlow in Joey's undoing, is effectively played by John Shepard...