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Facing domestic pressure to remove Humberto Ortega and the risk of curtailment of United States aid as long as Sandinistas remained in control of the armed forces, Chamorro announced that Ortega would be replaced in 1994.
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 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 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 an assault charge, Scott forces Dawn to lie for him-only to get his comeuppance a few days later when she retracts her statement.
Facing and was
Facing the forest now, she who had not dared to enter it before, walked between two trees at random and headed in what she believed was the direction of the pool.
Facing increased competition in the rum market from the now international brand Havana Club, the company concluded that it was important for sales to associate its rum with Cuba.
Facing local revolts and foreign invasions in both the East and West of the country, the most urgent government business was the war.
Facing a divided opposition, President Omar Bongo was re-elected in December 1998, with 66 % of the votes cast.
Facing little opposition from the fractured Federalist Party, Monroe was easily elected president in 1816, winning over 80 percent of the electoral vote and becoming the last president during the First Party System era of American politics.
Facing towards West Berlin was the proclamation DER KLUGE BERLINER KAUFT BEI DER H. O.
Facing the possibility of impeachment after federal investigators probed his having allegedly received kickbacks from Maryland contractors when he was serving as County Executive of Baltimore County, he instead resigned and pleaded no contest to a single count of income tax evasion.
Facing annihilation, this last intact French army crossed the border and was disarmed and imprisoned by the neutral Swiss near Pontarlier ( 1 February ).
In November 2006, there was an hour-long documentary on the British television network Channel 4 about Facing the World, an organization that helps children with severe facial disfigurements in developing countries.
Facing the Piazza Grande ( a UNESCO World Heritage Site ), the Town Hall of Modena was put together in the 17th-18th centuries from several pre-existing edifices built from 1046 as municipal offices.
Facing many challenges early in his rule, Mobutu was able to turn most opposition into submission through patronage ; those he could not, he dealt with forcefully.
Facing the wrist-spin of Eric Hollies, Bradman pushed forward to the second ball that he faced, was deceived by a googly, and bowled between bat and pad for a duck.
Facing a lack of good challengers, Monzón was offered a high purse to again fight the Colombian.
Facing the Thames, at the end of Lonsdale Road, The Bull's Head pub is known as the suburban Ronnie Scott's and was one of the first and most important jazz venues in Britain from the postwar years onward.
Facing a staggering debt of $ 84, 000, for which there was absolutely nothing to show, the situation was desperate.
Facing Jake Kilrain in Richburg, Mississippi that August, the fight went 72 rounds before Sullivan was declared the winner.
Facing the problem of existence of evil in the world, the Mu ' tazilis pointed at the free will of human beings, so that evil was defined as something that stems from the errors in human acts.
Facing suspicions about his " Irish " roots and his association with New Licht theologian John Simson ( then under investigation by Scottish ecclesiastical courts ), a ministry in Scotland was unlikely to be a success, so he left the church, returning to Ireland to pursue a career in academia.
Facing a general strike over wage arrears for civil servants in January 2008, Bozizé appointed a new government headed by Faustin-Archange Touadéra, an academic figure who was politically unknown.
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 China and Korea, the region around Hirado was a traditional center for both traders and pirates.
Facing the jury, Matthew was praised for his survival skills and work ethic, but he was criticized for hypocrisy and lack of strategic gameplay for the majority of the game.
Another woman who was interviewed by Helen Watson, a sociologist, reported that, " Facing up to the crime and having to deal with it in public is probably worse than suffering in silence.
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Facing the Texas Rangers in a doubleheader at Camden Yards on August 22, the Orioles surrendered 30 runs in the first game-a modern-era record for a single game-in a 30 – 3 defeat.
Facing only token opposition, Magloire won the election and assumed office on December 6.
Facing increasing competition from China and South Korea, manufacturing in Japan today now focuses primarily on high-tech and precision goods, such as optical equipment, hybrid cars, and robotics.
I have written at length on this philosophy in my book Facing Reality.
Facing bodyline tactics for the first time, England first suffered, falling to 134 for 4, with Wally Hammond being hit on the chin, though he recovered to continue his innings.
Facing assassination, he committed suicide on 9 June 68 ( the first Roman emperor to do so ).
In the first decade of the 21st century, the librettist of an early Birtwistle opera, Michael Nyman, has been focusing on composing operas, including Facing Goya, Man and Boy: Dada, and Love Counts.
Facing the cathedral on the east bank of the river is the historic district of Śródka.
Facing the 13 – 0 Colts on the road, the Chargers took a 16 – 0 lead into the third quarter of the game, but the Colts responded with 17 points of their own to take a one-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Facing the hieroglyphs of the last canvases of the Parisian period ( which are said to be the most difficult ), they provide the Rosetta stone on which the meaning of these mysterious figures is inscribed ".
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 near-certain impeachment in the House of Representatives and a strong possibility of a conviction in the Senate, Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974.
See also " Facing the Truths of History " by Jacob Schachter on the public disclosure of the relationship between these major Orthodox and Reform figures.
Facing too great an army, the Spartans decide to surrender the city on the condition that the garrison can leave unharmed.
Facing the representatives of the middle class, the Republicans, then situated on the extreme left, addressed the miserable world of the worker.
Facing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers ultimately lost in six games on Bob Nystrom's overtime Cup-winning goal.
Facing death, Tom Jr. declares his love for Phyllis in Tom Swift on the Phantom Satellite.
Facing the Clarendon Building on Broad Street, Oxford | Broad Street.
By the time the book reaches Part III, Facing the Future, Molly has somewhat of a grasp on all these concepts.
Facing criticism of his work on publicity tours and in trade publications, he began writing poetry to express his emotions.
Facing the bridge to Port Jervis, New York on US Routes 6 and 209
Facing back taxes on mining claims he owned, Watson donated much of the land in Alta to the U. S. Forest Service.
David R. Blumenthal in his book " Facing the Abusing God " ( 1993 ) has drawn on data from the field of child abuse and has proposed " worship of God through protest " as a legitimate response of survivors of both the Holocaust and child abuse.
" Facing hostility towards hardcore punk, SST groups like Black Flag and the Minutemen played wherever they could, mainly at house parties and in basements early on.
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