Retiring Sentence Examples

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  • On retiring from office Seward returned to the practice of law.

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  • He was appointed in 1911 to succeed Earl Grey as governor-general of Canada, retiring from this office in 1916.

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  • But so far from retiring within his fort-line Stessel advance took up a strong position outside.

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  • The retiring sheriff was still officially connected to Ouray County law enforcement.

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  • It was well past midnight when the Deans looked in on their sleeping guest before retiring themselves.

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  • Carmen cleaned off the table and loaded the dishes in the dishwasher before retiring to her new bedroom.

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  • Jonathan picked up his clothes and said goodnight before retiring to his room.

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  • In 1646 the king joined the Scottish army; and, after retiring with them to Newcastle, he sent for Henderson, and discussed with him the two systems of church government in a number of papers.

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  • Forty members were elected in each of the six divisions of the city, giving a body of 480 members, who served for one year and on retiring named two deputies for each sestiere to nominate the council for the succeeding year.

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  • Entering the Royal Marines in 1854, he rose to be captain in 1867, retiring in 1869; and thenceforth he devoted himself to the study of naval and military problems, on which he had already published some excellent essays.

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  • In 1906 the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching conferred upon him "as the first man to whom such recognition for meritorious service is given, the highest retiring allowance which our rules will allow, an annual income of $3000."

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  • Each of the 28 wards has a resident alderman elected by the entire city vote, one-half of the board retiring biennially.

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  • The house of representatives, whose members are chosen directly by the citizens for four years, one-half retiring every two years, has the special power of impeaching the president and cabinet officers.

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  • Calhoun, bitterly hostile to the last, objected to the usual vote of thanks to the retiring vice-president, but withdrew his objection.

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  • On retiring from Congress he began the practice of law at Fredericksburg, Virginia, was chosen a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1787, and in 1788 was a member of the state convention which ratified for Virginia the Federal constitution.

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  • Cobden was thus relegated to private life, and retiring to his country house at Dunford, he spent his time in perfect contentment in cultivating his land and feeding his pigs.

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  • Mr Arch nevertheless retained sufficient popularity to be returned to parliament for north-west Norfolk in 1885; and although defeated next year owing to his advocacy of Irish Home Rule, he regained his seat in 1892, and held it in 1895, retiring in 1900.

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  • To overcome it he at length obtained authority (June 15th) to order the army of the Elbe into Saxony, and on the 18th the Prussians entered Dresden, the Saxons retiring along the Elbe into Bohemia; and on the same day the news that the Austrian main body was marching from Olmiitz towards Prague arrived at headquarters.

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  • Serving with the French armies he distinguished himself in the campaigns of 1 74 2, 1 743 and 1744, and at the battle of Fontenoy in 1745, retiring to Bagnolet in 1 757, and occupying his time with theatrical performances and the society of men of letters.

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  • Trained for the scholastic profession, he was appointed assistant professor at the Academy of Paris in 1831, professor of mathematics at Lyons in 1834, rector of the Academy of Grenoble in 1835, inspector-general of studies in 1838, rector of the Academy of Dijon and honorary inspectorgeneral in 1854, retiring in 1862.

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  • Ram Das himself, finding his eldest son Prithi Chand worldly and disobedient, and his second unfitted by his too retiring disposition for the duties of guru, appointed his third son, Arjan, to succeed him.

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  • Two of the number are nominated by their colleagues as burgomasters, who preside in succession for a year at a time and hold office four years, one retiring every two years.

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  • These clergymen are known as Chaplains, and are subject to the same conditions as other civil servants, being eligible for a retiring pension after 23 years of service.

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  • Hecker, however, was not at all ready to listen to them; on the contrary, he added to violence an absurd defiance, and offered an amnesty to the German princes on condition of their retiring within fourteen days into private life.

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  • When after the end of the war the question of financial readjustment came up, he vigorously opposed Secretary Hugh McCulloch's policy of retiring the legal tenders, and urged a different plan for effecting the resumption of specie payments.

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  • On retiring from the governor's office he declined the presidency of Antioch College, at Yellow Springs, Ohio, and various positions in the service of the Federal government, and resumed the practice of law, at once achieving great success.

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  • Essling now fell to another assault of Rosenberg, and though again the French, this time part of the Guard, drove him out, the Austrian general then directed his efforts on the flank of the French centre, slowly retiring on the bridges.

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  • The members of the lower chamber are elected for four years, half the number retiring at the expiration of every two years.

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  • For seven years (1876-1883) he commanded the 10th Middlesex (Artists) Rifle Volunteers, retiring with the rank of honorary colonel, and subsequently receiving the Volunteer Decoration.

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  • Retiring, with his health impaired by overwork, to his home in Newark, he died there on the 20th of May, less than three months after relinquishing the cares of office.

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  • In February, however,Bolivar formally resigned the presidency of the republic,at the same time expressing a determination to refute the imputations of ambition which had been so freely cast upon him, by retiring into private life, and spending the remainder of his days on his patrimonial estate.

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  • He then removed to Bury St Edmunds, where he acted as lecturer for ten years, retiring when his bishop (Wren) insisted on the observance of certain ceremonial articles.

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  • He was of a retiring disposition and moderate views, and died in 1685.

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  • He had, however, before retiring achieved the objects for which he had been entrusted with power.

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  • It is allied to the European species of shad and pilchard, and, like the latter, approaches the coast in immense shoals, which are found throughout the year in some part of the littoral waters between Maine and Florida, the northern shoals retiring into deeper water or to more southern latitudes with the approach of cold weather.

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  • He soon after returned to England, retiring into private life, and died on the 10th of April 1786.

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  • Although the emperor wrote to Ney again at noon, from Ligny, that troops had now been placed in position at Marbais to second the marshal's attack on Quatre Bras, yet Ney remained quiescent, and Wellington effected so rapid and skilful a retreat that, on Napoleon's arrival at the head of his supporting corps, 1 There appears to be no reason to believe that Grouchy pushed any reconnaissances to the northward and westward of Gentinnes on June 17; had he done so, touch with Blucher's retiring columns must have been established, and the direction of the Prussian retreat made clear.

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  • It was therefore put off first of all until 9 A.M., and later until 11.30, to permit the sodden ground to dry sufficiently for the mounted arms to manoeuvre freely and give time to the French army to close up. During the night the emperor had received a report from Marshal Grouchy, dated Gembloux, 10 P.M., 17th, which stated that the Prussians were retiring in two columns towards Wavre and Perwez.

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  • Senators are elected by single districts for a term of four years, a portion retiring every two years; representatives are elected, one, two or three from a district, for a term of two years.

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  • After he had minutely arranged the Eastern Detachment in a series of rearguard positions, so that each fraction of it could contribute a little to the game of delaying the enemy before retiring on the positions next in rear, the commander of the detachment, Zasulich, told him that " it was not the custom of a knight of the order of St George to retreat," and Kuropatkin did not use his authority to recall the general, who, whether competent or not, obviously misunderstood his mission.

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  • Oku renewed the attack next day, but found only a rearguard in front of him, and without following up the retiring Russians he again halted for six days before proceeding to Haicheng to effect a junction with the 4th Army (Nozu), which meantime had won a number of minor actions and forced the passage of the mountains at Fenshuiling South.'

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  • They are all under the supervision and control of the state board of education, which consists of the governor, the state superintendent, the attorney-general and eight other members appointed by the governor for a term of four years, two retiring annually.

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  • After being in confinement for some years, he was released in 1814 on payment of a fine, and retiring to an estate at Breddwill, near Christiania, he died there on the 29th of March 1824.

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  • He was nominated one of the commissioners to try Charles I., but took no part in the trial, retiring to Penshurst until sentence was pronounced.

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  • Olbers settled as a physician in Bremen towards the end of 1781, and practised actively for above forty years, finally retiring on the 1st of January 1823.

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  • He is notable for having constructed the underground halls at Welbeck Abbey, and for his retiring habits of life, which gave occasion for some singular stories.'

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  • On retiring for the winter the hamster closes the various entrances to its burrow, and becomes torpid during the coldest period.

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  • Senators are elected for four years, one-half retiring every two years; representatives are elected for two years.

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  • The senate is composed of 56 members - or two from each state and from the federal district - who are elected by popular vote for a term of four years, one-half the number retiring every two years.

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  • He eventually became dictator, dissolved Congress (May 31, 1834) and the state legislatures, and substituted creatures of his 1834 own for the governors of the states and mayors of towns, then retiring into private life.

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  • But towards the close of Lerdo de Tejada's term he was suspected of aiming at a dictatorship, and Diaz, whom he had proscribed, made preparations for a rising, then retiring to Texas.

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  • With his small army, less than 2000 strong, Cornwallis declined to follow Greene into the back country, and retiring to Hillsborough, N.C., raised the royal standard, offered protection to the inhabitants, and for the moment appeared to be master of Georgia and the two Carolinas.

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  • After retiring from the presidency Pierce returned to Concord, and soon afterwards went abroad for a three years' tour in Europe.

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  • In a dignified speech he bade farewell to those about him, and then retiring to rest slept soundly for some hours.

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  • On his return to Poland in 1814, he entered the Russian army with the rank of a general officer, but a personal insult from the grand duke Constantine resulted in his retiring into private life.

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  • The Embiidae live in warm countries, and are very retiring in their habits, hiding under stones where they spin webs formed of silk produced by glands in the basal segments of the fore-feet.

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  • Muskdeer are hardy, solitary and retiring animals, chiefly nocturnal in habits, and almost always found alone, rarely in pairs and never in herds.

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  • He was the son of General James Lindsay of Balcarres, but took the additional surname of Loyd in 1858 on marrying the heiress of Lord Overstone, the banker; he fought with his regiment the Scots Fusilier Guards in the Crimea and won the V.C., retiring as lieutenant-colonel.

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  • On his retiring everything was undone, only Nisibis holding out; but on his reappearance in 198 the Parthians withdrew.

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  • In July he committed the insane error of retiring with his Holsteiners to Oranienbaum, leaving his wife at St Petersburg.

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  • C. Hall, retiring with him in 1863.

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  • The parties came gradually back, the marines retiring in perfect order, bringing their wounded with them.

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  • Retiring to Shottesbrooke in Berkshire, and living on the produce of a small estate in Ireland, he devoted himself to the study of chronology and ecclesiastical polity.

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  • The duration of parliament is nine years, a third of the members retiring every three years.

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  • The retiring members are eligible for re-election.

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  • They are elected for six years (one-third of the council retiring every two years) by the same voters as for the provincial states.

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  • His high reputation as a financial journalist and statistician, gained in these years, led to his appointment in 1876 as head of the statistical department in the Board of Trade, and subsequently he became assistant secretary (1882) and finally controllergeneral (1892), retiring in 1897.

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  • During the three "July days" the duke kept himself discreetly in the background, retiring first to Neuilly, then to Rainey.

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  • In his life he was orderly and retiring, averse from taking decisions, though not incapable of acting firmly, as when he cut short the dangerous intrigues of his able minister Ensenada by dismissing and imprisoning him.

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  • In the debates on the Reform Bills submitted to the House of Commons from 1859 to 1867, Bright's was the most influential voice He rebuked Lowe's "Botany Bay view," and described Horsman as retiring to his "cave of Adullam," and hooking in Lowe.

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  • These displays, being probably not altogether congenial to Maria, who was of a retiring disposition, ceased in her twentieth year, and it is even said that she had at that age a strong desire to enter a convent.

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  • Wallace had made the error of risking a general engagement in place of retiring into the hills; to do this had, it is said, been his purpose, but Edward surprised him, and Wallace disappears from the leadership, while the wavering Robert Bruce appears in command, with the new bishop of St Andrews, Lamberton; Lord Soulis; and the younger Comyn, " the Red Comyn " of Badenoch.

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  • The deeply indented coast, here falling in huge cliffs sheer into the sea, there retiring to form a beach and a harbour, is favourable to commerce, as in former times it was to piracy.

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  • A ruler imposed upon a free people by foreign arms is always unpopular; he is unable to stand alone; and his foreign auxiliaries soon find themselves obliged to choose between remaining to uphold his power, or retiring with the probability that it will fall after their departure.

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  • But in November 1806, when Blucher, retiring from the catastrophe of Jena, had to capitulate in the vicinity of Lubeck, the town was sacked by the French.

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  • Although not yet fifty-seven years old, he refused all offers of office and retiring to his estate near Bedford in Westchester county, N.Y., spent the rest of his life in rarely interrupted seclusion.

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  • Here, too, practically nothing had been done to prepare the reserve positions, and owing to a mistaken order the retiring troops had not occupied Monte Pasubio, the key position now that Col Santo had gone.

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  • Retiring on the night of May 29, the troops that were to fall back upon Pria Fora lost their way in the dark and kept too far south, halting on Monte Ciove, the ridge that joins Pria Fora to Monte Novegno and Monte Brazome.

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  • Retiring from the presidency in 1817, Madison returned to his home, Montpelier (in Orange county, Virginia), which he left in no official capacity save in 1829, when he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention and served on several of its committees.

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  • Under an act approved on the 25th of March 1903 a state board of charities and corrections, - consisting of six members, not more than three being of the same political party, appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and holding office for twelve years, two retiring at the end of each quadrennium, - investigates, examines, and makes " reports upon the charitable, correctional and penal institutions of the state," excepting the Veterans' Home at Yountville, Napa county, and the Woman's Relief Corps Home at Evergreen, Santa Clara county.

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  • On the 27th, the day of Oxford's resignation, the discussions concerning his successor detained the council sitting in the queen's presence till two o'clock in the morning, and on retiring Anne was instantly seized with fatal illness.

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  • Army, and this meant that the retiring units of the II.

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  • Two divisions under Di Giorgio had been dispatched to hold this line, but their march, at right angles to the line of the retreat and athwart the long streams of retiring troops and civilians, had been very difficult.

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  • The resistance which followed it, when the retiring armies turned and stood at bay on the mountains and on the Piave, was the greatest of Italian victories.

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  • The followers of his creed, amongst whom there are many wealthy merchants and bankers, direct their worship chiefly to Gopal Lal, the boyish Krishna of Vrindavana, whose image is sedulously attended like a revered living person eight times a day - from its early rising from its couch up to its retiring to repose at night.

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  • During the fourteen years following his first election, he was re-elected five times to the House and to the speakership; retiring for one term (1821-1823) to resume his law practice and retrieve his fortunes.

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  • After retiring from Congress he served in1780-1782in the Virginia Senate.

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  • The Senate is composed of 16 members, two from each department, who are elected by direct popular vote for a period of six years, one-third retiring every two years.

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  • The Chamber of Deputies is composed of 72 members, who are elected for a period of four years, one-half retiring every two years.

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  • It provided that, on any bishop desiring to retire on account of age or incapacity, the sovereign should be empowered to declare the see void by an order in council, the retiring bishop of archbishop to be secured the use of the episcopal residence for life and a pension of one-third of the revenues of the see, or £2000, whichever sum should prove the larger.

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  • The administration of justice is entrusted to a supreme court, a continually increasing number of circuit courts (thirty-eight in 1909), one probate court in each county, and not exceeding four justices of the peace in each township. The supreme court is composed of one chief justice and seven associate justices, all elected for a term of ten years, not more than two retiring every two years; it holds four sessions annually, exercises a general control over the inferior courts, may issue, hear and determine any of the more important writs, and has appellate jurisdiction only in all other important cases.

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  • Each of these institutions is under the control of a board of three or more members appointed by the governor with the approval of the Senate, and at the head of the department is the State Board of Corrections and Charities, consisting of the governor and four other members appointed by him, with the approval of the Senate, for a term of eight years, one retiring every two years.

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  • From 1826 to 1840 he was pastor of a Unitarian church in Boston, subsequently retiring from the active ministry altogether.

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  • In 1899 Cavaignac was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the republic. He had announced his intention of retiring from political life when he died at his country-seat near Flee (Sarthe) on the 25th of September 1905.

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  • In 59 Thrasea first openly showed his disgust at the behaviour of Nero and the obsequiousness of the senate by retiring without voting after the emperor's letter justifying the murder of Agrippina had been read.

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  • The members of the committee are elected for a term of three years, one retiring every year, and women as well as men are eligible for the office.

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  • This board of three members (not more than two of whom may be of the same political party) is elected by a joint ballot of the two houses of the legislature for a term of six years, one member retiring every two years.

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  • And in each district there is a board of three trustees, one retiring each year.

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  • A younger brother, Smile (1857-1906), became an assistant in the print-room at the Bibliotheque Nationale, and afterwards joined the staff at the Musee du Louvre, of which he eventually became keeper, retiring in 1902.

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  • Here Leonardo undertook to paint an altar-piece for the Church of the Annunziata, Filippino Lippi, who had already received the commission, courteously retiring from it in his favour.

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  • Bayezid subsequently invaded and laid waste a large part of Walachia, but the voivode succeeded in inflicting considerable loss on the retiring Turks, and the capture of Bayezid by Timur in 1402 gave the country a reprieve.

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  • The Senate is composed of twenty-seven members elected for six years, one-third retiring every two years, three of whom are nominated by each of the nine departments.

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  • The legislative department (officially called "the legislative assembly") consists of a Senate of thirty 1 members chosen for four years, with half the membership retiring every two years, and a House of Representatives with sixty 1 members elected biennially.

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  • On retiring from the secretaryship of the Navy in 1921 he resumed his duties as editor of his newspaper.

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  • The department of education is intrusted to an unsalaried board of nine commissioners, appointed by the mayor with the approval of the second branch of the council for a term of six years, three retiring every two years.

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  • Of a retiring, meditative disposition, Jacobi associated himself at Geneva mainly with the literary and scientific circle of which the most prominent member was Lesage.

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  • Even more significant was the change in the cabinet, which was strengthened by the admission of some of the more conservative section of the Opposition, Lord Sidmouth retiring and Robert Peel becoming home secretary.

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  • A consul could refuse to accept their decree while he remained in office, but on retiring he could be prosecuted.

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  • Before retiring they become very fat, and at such times the edible dormouse is a favourite article of diet on the Continent.

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  • The left wing of the Roman army was retiring in confusion before the Macedonian right led by Philip in person, when Flamininus, leaving them to their fate, boldly charged the left wing under Nicanor, which was forming on the heights.

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  • But Louis let himself be persuaded into betraying his own cause and retiring with his family under the shelter of the Assembly.

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  • They were mostly shot down as they were retiring, and of those who surrendered many were murdered in cold blood next day.

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  • He gradually became a ship-owner and a successful merchant, retiring from business in 1794.

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  • Up till this time his work for the evangelical cause was not so much that of the public preacher or reformer as that of the retiring but influential scholar and adviser.

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  • These were at once accepted; he was requested to sit on the Naval Retiring Board - a board then specially constituted for clearing the navy of unfit or disloyal officers - and a few months later was appointed to the command of the "Western Gulf Blockading Squadron," with the rank of flag-officer, and ordered to proceed forthwith, in the "Hartford," to the Gulf of Mexico, to collect such vessels as could be spared from the blockade, to proceed up the Mississippi, to reduce the defences which guarded the approaches to New Orleans, and to take and hold the city.

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  • He was a delicate child, in direct contrast to a strong race of forebears, and inherited from his mother a refined, retiring disposition and a love for books.

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  • It was subsequently used in Republican times of an officer appointed to hold the comitia for the election of the consuls when for some reason the retiring consuls had not done so.

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  • The Tuatha De are represented as retiring into the sid or fairy mounds.

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  • Holders of judicial offices and permanent civil servants had the option of retiring with pensions, but the constabulary, whom the Home Rulers had openly threatened to punish when their time came, were to come after an interval under the power of the Irish Parliament.

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  • He failed, however, in an attack on Beauvais, and had to content himself with ravaging the country as far as Rouen, eventually retiring without having attained any useful result.

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  • The marriage was not a happy one, and after the birth of a son incompatibility of temper led to a separation, the count retiring to his estate on the Indre, where by an extravagant course of living he became hopelessly involved in debt.

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  • His successor, Ferdinand VI., the second son of his first marriage, whose reign lasted till the 10th of August FerdInand 1759, was a retiring and modest man, who adopted Vl.,1746 a policy of peace with England.

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  • Under the Directory he sat in the Council of the Five Hundred, retiring after the coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799).

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  • The supreme court consists of three judges elected for a term of six years, one retiring every two years; each district court consists of one to seven judges elected for a term of four years, and each county court consists of one judge elected for a term of two years.

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  • The Spaniards captured Brunei in 1580, the reigning sultan and his court retiring to Suai in the Baram district.

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  • The "schools" of whitebait advancing and retiring with the tide for days, and probably for weeks, have to run the gauntlet of a dozen of these nets, and therefore get very much thinned in number by the end of the season.

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  • The fact that justice and firmness were succeeded by injustice and weakness tended naturally to the outbreak of revolt, and unfortunately there was a leader ready to head a rebellion - one Mahommed Ahmed, already known for some years as a holy man, who was insulted by an Egyptian official, and retiring with some followers to the island of Abba on the White Nile, proclaimed himself as the mandi, a successor of the prophet.

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  • The Industrial School, which is for orphan, helpless, wayward and abandoned children, is governed by a board of directors consisting of the governor, comptroller, secretary of state, and treasurer as ex officio members, and seven other members, a portion retiring every two years, and their successors being appointed by the remaining directors with the concurrence of the senate.

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  • The act for establishing the Tennessee Reformatory for Boys provides that the institution shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of the governor and five other members, one retiring each year; that boys under eighteen years of age who are convicted of a penitentiary offence shall be sent to it; that the trustees may transfer incorrigible boys to the penitentiary, put others out in', the service of citizens on probation, or recommend them to the governor for pardon.

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  • A general control of all public charities and correctional institutions is exercised by an unsalaried Board of State Charities consisting of the governor and six members appointed by him for a term of three years, two retiring every two years.

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  • His oceanographical work, however, received recognition in all parts of the civilized world, and in 1855 it was proposed in the senate to remunerate him, but in the same year the Naval Retiring Board, erected under an act to promote the efficiency of the navy, placed him on the retired list.

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  • Piet Heyn now returned home, and bought himself a house at Delft with the intention of retiring from the sea.

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  • I informed her I had it on good authority the tipster would be retiring.

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  • It took most of the morning, his thermos, and Jake's pot of coffee to bring the retiring sheriff up to speed.

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  • So with an upcoming wave of retiring baby boomers they need to have long-term safe investments.

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  • One, the retiring one who was to become the boffin, had traveled the world with his family.

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  • Below there is a special article written by the retiring chairman, Chris Fry about the proposed cottage extension.

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  • Currently there were not enough stipendiary clergy available to replace those who area retiring.

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  • He was of a very quiet and retiring disposition and highly respected.

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  • Here the individuals referred to include retiring foresters, retiring forest researchers or consultants who have completed a certain piece of work.

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  • Instead they could be retiring with a lower income from their funded pension than previous generations.

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  • David's namesake John spun at the hairpin before retiring on the eighth lap.

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  • On retiring he joined forces with his ex-Tiger Colleague, Billy Mercer, to run a sports outfitters shop in Hull.

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  • On patrol at 4 p.m. Boers attacked outposts a bit of a fight with the Boers eventually retiring.

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  • During World War Two he served as a full Colonel with the Yugoslav partisans, retiring to his family home in Somerset in 1946.

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  • He also proposes to replace only one out of two retiring civil servants in order to cut public debt.

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  • A miniature replica of the badge is presented to retiring presidents of the Society.

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  • Everyone tries to make the best of it by retiring to get some shut-eye.

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  • The race was relatively uneventful, with only Michael White retiring.

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  • To convince trade unionists like Hernando or retiring students activists like me, youâll have to do better than that.

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  • The latter two, uniting with the two retiring consuls, Sieyes and Ducos, were to form the nucleus of the senate and choose the majority among its full complement of sixty members, the minority being thereafter chosen by co-optation.

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  • The country, however, was again ravaged by the retiring troops, quarters of Jassy and Bucharest burnt, and the complete evacuation delayed till 1824, when the British government again remonstrated with the Porte (see Eastern Question; Greece; Ypsilanti; Alexander).

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  • On retiring to her own room, she sat in an armchair, her eyes fixed on a miniature portrait of her son on the lid of a snuffbox, while the tears kept coming into her eyes.

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  • In the village of Hosjeradek there were Russian troops retiring from the field of battle, who though still in some confusion were less disordered.

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  • The enormous Drissa camp was formed on Pfuel's plan, and there was no intention of retiring farther.

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  • He gave me his word he would not retreat, but suddenly sent instructions that he was retiring that night.

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  • A retiring collection will be held to cover the cost of lunch.

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  • Have you any regrets about retiring from international football?

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  • An Administrative Officer who has reached the maximum of the scale of stipends may be reappointed to the retiring age.

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  • In the current year Norman Murray is also retiring and offers himself for re-election by shareholders at the 2006 AGM.

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  • These cats are fun loving and adventurous, so if you're looking for a quiet, retiring companion, better look to a tabby.

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  • Make house moves before you retire - If you plan to move to a smaller home or make any remodeling changes to your current home, consider implementing your plans before retiring.

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  • Many people must have the coolest, newest cell phone on the market, and that often means retiring their old one after only a year or two of use.

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  • Still, I thought retiring my Lash Envy for two weeks in favor of the Cover Girl mascara was enough time to give it a fair shot.

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  • After retiring a second time from the Chicago Bulls, Michael became part owner of the Washington Wizards and later played for them as well.

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  • However, only the greatest of athletes could have accomplished what he has, winning three championships, retiring, then mounting a comeback and winning an additional three championships, as well as all of his other accolades.

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  • Last year, Newman announced that he was retiring from acting, stating that "I am not able to work anymore at the level I would want to."

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  • If you take an overnight hike and wash your shorts before retiring, they should be dry well before morning.

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  • Just because you're retiring doesn't mean that you have to give up choices in your life.

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  • Many seniors look forward to retirement so they can travel to all those places they never had time to visit prior to retiring.

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  • The best gift of all for a retiring senior is knowing that his career and service were appreciated.

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  • By planning ahead, you can enjoy the real benefits of retiring, such as travel and relaxation.

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  • Employers can contribute more to a pension or defined benefit plan than to other types of plans, and because benefits are not dependent on asset returns, defined benefit plans provide substantial benefits even when retiring early.

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  • When it comes to retiring in Texas, these cities are the best options.

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  • Giving a gift to someone who is retiring from the work force is a way to honor that person for their many years of dedicated service.

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  • After all, what is more ironic than retiring from one career by preparing for another?

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  • A great retirement gift for engineers, or anyone retiring, is a gift that is personal and meaningful.

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  • Another reason some baby boomers decide against retiring in another country is because they don't feel comfortable not knowing the language.

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  • Seniors retiring to Arizona have a number of different housing options to choose from, including many geared towards seniors with an active lifestyle.

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  • The idea behind this system is to encourage service members to serve more than 20 years before retiring.

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  • Retiring overseas is an exciting prospect for many seniors.

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  • Retiring in the Philippines is a big decision, so you'll want to carefully weigh your options and decide if it is right for you before making any big decisions.

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  • Rather than buying a generic-type gift, take the time to match the gift with the interests of the person who is retiring.

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  • For instance, if the person retiring doesn't play golf, you shouldn't assume he will pick up the sport after retirement and give him personalized golf balls.

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  • If you really don't know the person who is retiring very well, and want to purchase a memorable retirement gift, take the time to talk to people who do know him.

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  • However, if you narrow the focus of your gift buying to meet the likes and interests of the retiring man, the task becomes a little easier.

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  • Choosing a memorable gift will reflect that you care because it shows you took time to match the gift with the man retiring.

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  • Think of what the lady retiring might enjoy and share books or resources for getting the most out of a new activity.

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  • When you want to get something special for a friend or co-worker that is retiring and are not sure what type of gift to get, retirement gift suggestions may steer you toward the perfect choice.

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  • Those retiring have worked hard for many years to reach the retirement age and are ready to have time to relax and enjoy their golden years.

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  • If you are a history buff, retiring to a city rich with history can help you feel at home right away.

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  • Retiring to a city away from all that is familiar is a big step, and it is wise to take the time to investigate your choices thoroughly before you make the move.

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  • The AARP website has an article with 13 questions you should ask before retiring abroad.

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  • Considered to be a mystic of deep wisdom Lao Tzu worked in the Imperial Archives, the library of the emperor.Just before retiring Tzu wrote his only known book, the Tao Te Ching, a collection of 81 reflections and short poems.

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  • After retiring, each player repays any outstanding loans, adds up any money left and also adds in the amounts on any Life tiles earned throughout the game.

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  • Spontaneous, exciting, and passionate, Aries as a boyfriend is not for the shy, retiring type of person.

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  • Even if you absolutely love your job and can’t wait to go to work in the morning, there will eventually be a time when you need to think about retiring.

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  • The trendiness of the pocket watch officially came to an end when companies began to give gold watches as gifts to workers who were retiring.

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  • Retiring baby boomers will have plenty of disposable cash for sports, recreation and other retirement-related activities.

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  • With family member successors, the retiring business owner usually knows the capabilities of the one slotted to take over.

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  • These reasons include transferring to another location, getting a promotion, moving, retiring, leaving the company for a different job, being laid off, or just leaving the work force.

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  • For example, if you are retiring from the job, or if you have decided to switch careers, you can list this information.However, some reasons for leaving a job should not be specified in a goodbye letter.

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  • Retiring early can become more attractive if you understand the retiree health insurance options and COBRA opportunities.

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  • Retiring early does not mean that you have to forego health insurance.

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  • His father, Herman Schlobohm, had bought the company name Shirley of Hollywood from one of his customers that was retiring from the business.

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  • If you're planning to wear it around the house for awhile before retiring to the bedroom and you'd like a little extra coverage, may sexy nightgowns come with a robe in a matching color and complementary-if not matching-fabric.

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  • It later transpired he simply meant he was retiring from his alter ego Ziggy Stardust, so Harvey may become an octo-champ and release her eighth album yet.

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  • We can but hope his view on retirement is similar to that of the perpetually retiring Rolling Stones.

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  • Shortly afterwards, at a concert in 1971, Sinatra announced that he was retiring from music.

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  • After X years of service, Name is retiring from XYZ company.

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  • I took time before retiring for the day to telephone Martha with the good news Julie's break in was a false alarm.

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  • Retiring Sheriff Jake Weller was coaxing him over for a roadside chat.

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  • In 1864 he went as Hessian envoy to Vienna, retiring in 1872 when the post was abolished.

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  • In July 1921 he announced his intention of retiring from Parliament, and he died Aug.

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  • In 1873, she was elected a life governor of University College, London, and in 1882 became secretary of Girton College, Cambridge, retiring in 1904.

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  • Finally, retiring to a hermitage, he ends his days in the odour of sanctity.

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  • On retiring from the service he married Francoise de Castellane, and left at his death, in 1737, three sons - Victor marquis de Mirabeau, Jean Antoine, bailli de Mirabeau, and Comte Louis Alexandre de Mirabeau.

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  • These posts were generally given to officers who were retiring from the sea.

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  • On retiring from the foreign office Cibrario was created count.

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  • The Senate consists of thirty-one members, chosen by popular vote for four years, one-half retiring every two years.

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  • The right of Milhaud's cuirassier corps, whilst marching from Marbais to Quatre Bras, saw a column of Prussian infantry retiring towards Wavre, and Milhaud reported this fact about 9 P.M.

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  • The regents of the University are chosen by the legislature, one retiring each year; and an act of 1909 requires that their number shall at all times be three more than the number of judicial districts..

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  • Although he permitted the existence of a board of Nine Men to act as " tribunes " for the people it was originally composed of his selections from eighteen persons chosen at a popular election, and annually thereafter the places of six retiring members were filled by his selections from twelve persons nominated by the board.

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  • He remained in Moscow till October, letting the troops plunder the city; then, hesitating whether to leave a garrison behind him, he quitted Moscow, approached Kutuzov without joining battle, turned to the right and reached Malo-Yaroslavets, again without attempting to break through and take the road Kutuzov took, but retiring instead to Mozhaysk along the devastated Smolensk road.

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  • Don Romolo Murri, the Christian Democratic leader, who exercised much influence over the younger and more progressive clergy, having been severely censured by the Vatican, made formal submission, and declared his intention of retiring from the struggle.

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