He is not one to remain more comfortably and unquestioningly within a body of social, cultural, or literary traditions than he was within the traditions -- or possibly the regulations -- governing his tenure in the post office at Oxford, Mississippi, thirty-five years ago.

Unlike officeholders, the citizen initiator was not vetted before taking up office or automatically reviewed after stepping down — it had after all no set tenure and might be an action lasting only a moment.

* Bill Clinton used Camp David more as his tenure in office progressed, and hosted then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, on several occasions in addition to numerous celebrities.

Chernenko never succeeded in becoming a " real " leader during his tenure in office because of his declining health

During Guido's tenure in this office, Paschal II yielded to the military threats of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, and was induced to issue the Privilegium in the year 1111.

Governors-general ( and their spouses ) have the style " His / Her Excellency " during their tenure, but no style applies to former governors-general purely by virtue of their former office.

His tenure in office provided the nation with a badly needed period of relative peace and order.

His tenure of this office was conspicuous for a reform of the licensing laws, and he was responsible for the Licensing Act 1872, which made the magistrates the licensing authority, increased the penalties for misconduct in public-houses and shortened the number of hours for the sale of drink.

According to the WMUR / Granite State Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire, just three months after taking office in January of 2005, Lynch's approval rating surpassed 50 % and has stayed upwards of 55 % throughout his tenure.

During his tenure there, Ashcroft shared an office with future U. S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Starting with founder Hugues de Payens in 1118 – 1119, the Order's highest office was that of Grand Master, a position which was held for life, though considering the martial nature of the Order, this could mean a very short tenure.

Abraham Lincoln, William Howard Taft and Barack Obama were accused of being atheists during election campaigns, while others to hold the office used faith as a defining aspect of their campaigns and tenure.

His second term of 16 years, one month and seven days is far and away the longest unbroken tenure in that office.

While the Twenty-Second Amendment generally restricts the President to two terms, there is no similar limitation on the office of Vice President, meaning an eligible person could hold the office as long as voters continued to vote for electors who in turn would renew the Vice President's tenure.

Though Walter Mondale's tenure was the beginning of the modern day power of the Vice Presidency, the tenure of Dick Cheney saw a rapid growth in the office of the Vice President.

After his tenure, and during the 2008 Presidential campaign, both Vice Presidential candidates, Sarah Palin, and Joe Biden, stated that the office had expanded too much under Cheney's tenure and both had planned to reduce the role to simply being an adviser to the President.

It may be questioned, indeed, whether even had his powers been unimpaired he could have carried out any decided policy on any question with a cabinet representing interests so various and conflicting ; but, as it happened, he was incapacitated physically and mentally during nearly the whole period of his tenure of office.

The company had its head office redomiciled to Bermuda in 1984 under the tenure of Simon Keswick to maintain control after nearly being taken over by Chinese tycoon Li Ka-shing of Cheung Kong after a hostile raid in 1980.

Some reformers were disappointed that President Garfield had advocated limited tenure only to minor office seekers and had given appointments to his old friends.

Despite his short tenure in office, Garfield was able to appoint a Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and four other federal judges.

His tenure also established the precedent of the papal chancellor always being a cardinal and holding the office for life or until elected pope.

During a long tenure of office, mainly as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern welfare state.

The opening of the new campus coincided with the start of the tenure of the third president, A.

He was a particular friend of Israeli Premier Golda Meir, though her tenure largely coincided with Wilson ’ s 1970 – 1974 hiatus.

His tenure coincided with a spectacular incident that befell the newspaper: an entire edition was stolen by students who objected to the newspaper's coverage and the comments of its columnists.

His tenure as coach coincided with the clubs most successful season ( 1986 ) in the entire history of the Woodville Football Club, when they reached the Preliminary Final.

His tenure as bishop coincided with a watershed moment in opinion, namely a changed view of the relative threat of Catholicism and Protestant nonconformity.

*‡ In Mara's time, the office of Vice-President was held simultaneously by two individuals ; Mara's tenure coincided with that of Ratu Sir Josaia Tavaiqia ( 1992 to 1997 )

His tenure of office at Transport was brief but coincided with the completion of major developments such as the M25 London orbital motorway and the privatisation of British Airways.

Edwards ' tenure in the 1970s coincided with a huge boom in the state's oil and gas industry after the gas pricing crisis of 1973.

Jacob's tenure coincided with the rise of television, which was beginning to displace radio as the main broadcast medium ( sales of Sound-and-Television licences overtook those of Sound-only licences in 1957 ).

Sternberg's nine year tenure ( 1893 – 1902 ) as Surgeon General coincided with immense professional progress in the field of bacteriology as well as the occurrence of the Spanish-American War.

His tenure coincided with a period of serious concern over the security of Russia's nuclear weapons stocks, especially with regard to the 2000 computer bug and its potential effects in the run up to and after the Y2K switch.

Williams ' tenure coincided with the beginnings of the government carrier Trans Australia Airlines ( TAA ) and introduction of the Two Airlines Policy, as well as the construction of Adelaide Airport and redevelopment of Sydney Airport as an international facility.

His tenure coincided with the later stages of British involvement in the Taiping Rebellion.

His tenure coincided with a period of large growth in the show's fan base in the United States, thanks to repeated showings on affiliates of the American Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ).

During his tenure on SNL, Chase portrayed Ford as a bumbling fool who tripped over his podium, fell down steps, and stumbled through speeches ; Chase's departure from the show early in Season 2 coincided with the 1976 presidential elections, in which Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th American president.

Benton's tour in UNIT also coincided with the tenure of the Third and Fourth Doctors as its Scientific Advisor and his promotion to WO1 came in Robot ( 1974 ).

During his tenure, the gym was renovated to meet minimum requirements for capacity and court length, and renamed the Todd Wehr Edgedome to honor its primary donor ; this coincided with plans to rebuild the college's athletic program.

Wilson's tenure as Finance Minister has coincided with Northern Ireland's worst ever recession.

Such a parallel was apt as, like Blair, Wilson was considered a relatively young Prime Minister, his administration ended an extended period of Conservative governments ( tarnished in the latter period by scandal ), and his early tenure coincided with a period of economic prosperity.

The tenure of the next producer, Innes Lloyd, coincided with a change in superiors and so consequently Lloyd was then able to both introduce a character with a cockney accent ( Ben Jackson ) and replace Hartnell.