Word: resignment
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Levands obtained nationwide mention when, after they had demanded that Alexander Legge resign as Chairman of the Federal Farm Board, Chairman Legge replied: "You may present my compliments to Max and Louis and tell them I said they can go to hell" (TIME, July...
...silence" had been ordered by Wafdist Leader Nahas Pasha, whom King Fuad recently forced to resign as Prime Minister, although he commanded 95% of the seats in Egypt's Parliament. The issue was clearly that of Democracy v. Autocracy, for King Fuad, a British puppet, was attempting to rule last week with a "Palace Premier," Ismail Sidky Pasha, who is not himself a member of Parliament and controls but three Parliamentary votes...
...Since you say you are through and the best you can do is to advise farmers of Kansas to 'sit tight,' we ask you to resign...
...wrestle him out of his job. Chairman Huston, calm and cool in white flannels, talked blandly, smiled disarmingly upon them from the head of a long shiny table. There was no wrestling. The eight potent Republicans departed, looking more sheepish than elephantine. Mr. Huston was still mahout. He might resign after the treaty session of the Senate?or he might not. The issue was as unsettled as ever...
When the count showed that Scot MacDonald's cabinet had been saved by three votes (later corrected to two), the sneaking 140 chorused "Resign! Resign...