Facing pressure from Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Walker resigned from office on September 1, 1932, and promptly fled for Europe until the danger of criminal prosecution appeared remote.

Facing its own fiscal problems and intense pressure from stockholders, Kmart spun off Borders in a highly structured stock-purchase plan.

Facing public pressure due to the taxi driver ’ s conflicting statements, Governor Barceló ordered two separate investigations by the P. R.

Facing mounting pressure and 18 % approval ratings, on March 19, 2001, the president reached out to Domingo Cavallo, the economist behind the " Argentine miracle " during the early 1990s.

Facing political pressure, he signed a property tax freeze that has resulted in an anticipated decrease in average statewide property taxes in 2003.

Facing internal pressure over the Arab Spring and Al-Jazeera's publication of the " Palestine Papers ", Abbas announced his intention to approach the United Nations and formally request statehood via a vote in the United Nations General Assembly — a vote he likely could have won due to 129 out of 192 UN Member Nations already partially or fully recognizing the State of Palestine.

Facing increased pressure, Hasselfield agreed to resign as party leader in early 1998.

Facing dilemma whether or not upgrading Polonia International Airport amid pressure to realized when new Kuala Namu International Airport will be finished, PT Angkasa Pura II pledges to fix access roads between Mustang street and Imam Bonjol street.

Facing European pressure to abolish official Egyptian slave raids in the Sudan, Sa ' id issued a decree banning raids.

Facing internal pressure to resign, in October 1987 Sir Joh announced he would step down in 1988 after hosting Expo ' 88.

Facing budgetary pressure, the TTC decided to focus on its basic urban transit service.

Facing pressure from the United States for Argentina to dissolve relations with the Axis powers, President Ramírez yielded on 26 January 1944 and this was followed by Nacionalistas protesting this action and Ramírez banning all Nacionalista organizations in February.

Facing pressure from the newly formed Federal League, in 1914 Somers transferred his Toledo Mud Hens to Cleveland to share League Park.

Facing the continued popularity of top-rated CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, NBC Nightly News returned to a co-anchor format from June 7, 1976 until October 9, 1979 with Brinkley resuming his old role at the NBC Washington desk ; internal disputes within NBC management prompted the network to remove Brinkley from Nightly News, assigning him to occasional documentaries until his departure for ABC in 1981.

* Facing Identification Mark, bar code designed by the United States Postal Service to assist in the automated processing of mail

On October 26, 2005, Facing Future became Hawaii's first certified platinum album, selling more than a million CDs in the United States, according to figures furnished by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Facing a revolution, the Shah appealed to the United States for support.

Facing enrollment in the German army, he immigrated to the United States at 18 years of age, not intending to stay.

Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States

Facing opposition in Congress, Bush held public meetings across the United States to increase nationwide support for his plan for a $ 1. 3 trillion tax cut.

* Lecture by Fausto Pocar entitled Completing the Mandate: The Legal Challenges Facing the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law

Facing little interest for backing in the States, Spacey went to the UK and Germany for funding.

# Nationalist and Independence Movements, Decolonisation and Challenges Facing New States

Facing stubborn resistance from the Crusader garrison, an Egyptian flotilla was sent by as-Salih Ayyub to aid in the siege and on October 24, Fakhr ad-Din's troops stormed through a breach in the walls and killed or captured the entire garrison.

Facing a new Lombard offensive, the papacy appealed to the Franks for aid.

Facing defeat, the Campani appealed to Rome for aid.

Facing south, it is high, long, wide and covers.

Facing third and long, a run by Dawson apparently sealed victory for the Chiefs, but as Dawson lay on the ground, he was speared by Raiders ’ defensive end Ben Davidson, who dove into Dawson with his helmet, provoking Chiefs ’ receiver Otis Taylor to attack Davidson.

Facing hostile forces and a long march with only meager supplies, the rangers set out on their course to Wentworth, trying to evade the French and Indians pursuing them.

Facing a long spell in prison, a week of events led to Mel's escape: upon discovering that she was pregnant, Phil bailed her for £ 30, 000, but she then discovered that Lisa was responsible for shooting Phil and that both knew it had not been Steve despite her continued suspicions.

Facing internal disorder, in 1212 John made the Kingdom of England a tribute-paying vassal of the Holy See, which it remained until the 14th century when the Kingdom rejected the overlordship of the Holy See and re-established its sovereignty.

Facing the murders of six million people, he remained silent.

Facing these events, several Jews in Lyck decided to escape, some abroad, some to Berlin, others fled from Germany as far as Shanghai Of those Jews who remained, 80 were murdered in various German concentration and death camps.

Facing Stuart Reid, a member of Corradini's administration, Anderson won, but the paper remained neutral during his 2003 re-election.

Facing leadership challenges from the " Forward " group, Lenin usurped the all-Party Congress of the RSDLP in 1912, to seize control of it and make it an exclusively Bolshevik party loyal to his leadership.

# Facing the entering roadway for a merge-type movement if engineering judgment indicates that control is needed because acceleration geometry and / or sight distance is not adequate for merging traffic operation.

Facing attacks from the Union forces who tried to return to their fortification, Lea managed to secure seventy-five Federal wagons and cotton carts, all of which he dispatched to Shreveport.

Facing odds of four against one the RAF held off the mighty Luftwaffe forcing Hermann Wilhelm Göring to withdraw his forces and more importantly indefinitely postpone invasion plans.

Facing vastly numerically superior forces, he developed a strategy that allowed him to secure a decisive victory.

Facing an advancing British army, the German forces destroyed the village on March 19, 1917, during their retreat toward the Hindenburg Line.

Facing what he believed to be superior forces thanks to his enemy's cunning stratagems such as instructing the Native American warriors to make as much noise as possible around the fort, Hull surrendered Fort Detroit to Sir Isaac Brock on August 16, 1812.

Facing the British Empire forces were the Sixth Army under 73-year-old General von Falkenhausen and the Second Army under General von der Marwitz ( who was recovering from an illness he had contracted on the Eastern Front ).

Facing Parke was a strong Confederate position dominated by Fort Mahone ( named after Maj. Gen. William Mahone ) and manned by the forces of Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon.

Facing brutal conditions including disease, torture, and malnourishment, the prisoners feared they would all be executed as General Douglas MacArthur and his American forces returned to Luzon.

Facing the forces of federalists and centralists, was overthrown on 29 August 1861 by José Antonio Páez.

Facing an assault charge, Scott forces Dawn to lie for him-only to get his comeuppance a few days later when she retracts her statement.