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.

During most of his tenure with Capp, Frazetta's primary responsibility — along with various specialty art, such as a series of Li ' l Abner greeting cards — was tight-penciling the Sunday pages from studio roughs.

He received tenure at Berkeley in 1962 and was given his first sabbatical in 1964.

During the tenure of the government from 1995 to 1999, Thackeray was nicknamed ' remote control ' since he played a major role in government policies and decisions from behind the scenes.

" Later in his SIU tenure, Fuller was also a visiting professor at SIU Edwardsville, where he designed the dome for the campus Religious Center.

In 1946, shortly after the end of Norman's tenure, the bank was nationalised by the Labour government.

Security of tenure for farmers was introduced, while consumers were protected by food subsidies and the redistributive effects of deficiency payments.

During his tenure Doke developed and promoted a method of linguistic analysis and description of the Bantu languages that was based upon the structure of these languages.

McBride's tenure as owner was viewed favorably, partly because of the Browns ' on-field success but also because he gave Brown a free hand to sign players and coach.

Sammy Sosa was the captain of the Chicago Cubs during his tenure with the team.

The usual grant was in precaria, the granting of a life tenure, whereby the tenant stayed on the land only at the pleasure of the lord.

The longest-serving was Archibald Henderson, sometimes referred to as the " Grand old man of the Marine Corps " due to his thirty-nine year tenure.

Capellas was able to restore some of the luster lost in the latter part of the Pfeiffer era and he repaired the relationship with Microsoft which had deteriorated under his predecessor's tenure, but the company still struggled against lower-cost competitors such as Dell who took over the top spot of PC manufacturer from Compaq in 2001.

Within months of beginning his tenure as university president, Eisenhower was requested to advise Secretary of Defense James Forrestal on unification of the armed services.

The unnamed college attended by the main characters was later given the name " Walden College ", revealed to be in Connecticut ( the same state as Yale ), and depicted as devolving into a third-rate institution under the weight of grade inflation, slipping academic standards, and the end of tenure — issues that Trudeau has consistently revisited since the original characters graduated.

Notable jazz bassists from the 1940s to the 1950s included bassist Jimmy Blanton ( 1918 – 1942 ) whose short tenure in the Duke Ellington Swing band ( cut short by his death from tuberculosis ) introduced new melodic and harmonic solo ideas for the instrument ; bassist Ray Brown ( 1926 – 2002 ), known for backing Beboppers Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Charlie Parker, and forming the Modern Jazz Quartet ; hard bop bassist Ron Carter ( born 1937 ), who has appeared on 3, 500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, including LPs by Thelonious Monk and Wes Montgomery and many Blue Note Records artists ; and Paul Chambers ( 1935 – 1969 ), a member of the Miles Davis Quintet ( including the landmark modal jazz recording Kind of Blue ) and many other 1950s and 1960s rhythm sections, was known for his virtuosic improvisations.

It was under his tenure as Master General that the sisters in the Order were given official membership.

Yannias ' tenure at Britannica. com Inc. was marked by missteps, large lay-offs and financial losses.

During his tenure, Burnett was 49 – 50 with a 3. 73 ERA, 14 complete games and a team record 8 shutouts, tied with Dontrelle Willis.

He was a key factor to the Marlins ' 2003 World Series run and the ballclub's primary power hitter during his tenure, hitting 138 home runs and driving in 523 in five seasons.

* Álex González ( 1998 – 2005 ) — Alex Gonzalez was one of the premier defensive shortstops in the game during his tenure with the Marlins, and provided a walk-off homerun in the 12th inning during Game 4 of the 2003 World Series.

In his tenure with the Marlins, Lowell was a three time All-Star and won a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove.

* Hanley Ramirez ( 2006 – 2012 )-As the main piece of the Josh Beckett & Mike Lowell trade in the 2005 off-season, Ramirez was the face of the franchise during his tenure and a major offensive cog, having a 30-30 season in 2008, winning a batting title and finishing 2nd in MVP voting in 2009, and participating in three All-Star games.

However Downer's well received tenure was marred by gaffes and controversies by the end of 1994, and he resigned as leader in January 1995.

His tenure as commanding general was marred by political difficulties, and from 1874 to 1876, he moved his headquarters to St. Louis, Missouri in an attempt to escape from them.

Sloppy staff work marred his tenure as Napoleon's chief-of-staff in the Waterloo campaign.

The final years of Cody's tenure had been marred by accusations of financial mismanagement and other scandals, and Bernardin's appointment was intended to restore order and reputation to the diocese.

Gregory's thirteen year tenure would be marred by this debate.

Kevin Brown's tenure with the Padres during the 1998 season was somewhat marred when the San Diego fans chose to cheer slugger Sammy Sosa during his home run chase along with Mark McGwire.

Carlisle's tenure as Secretary was marred by the Panic of 1893, a financial and economic disaster so severe that it ended Carlisle's political career.

His tenure as leader of the Baku Commune was marred with numerous problems including ethnic violence between Baku ’ s Armenian and Azerbaijani populations, attempting to defend the city against an advancing Turkish army, all the while attempting to spread the cause of the revolution throughout the region.

Platt's tenure at Forest was marred by disagreements with several experienced, long-serving players, leading to them being isolated from the first-team picture and subsequently released by the club.

Since constant friction with the new President marred his entire tenure as Secretary of the Treasury, he left Tyler's cabinet on February 28, 1843.

Delano's tenure was marred by profiteering and corruption in his Interior Department by Indian Bureau agents posing as attorneys and Patent clerks who became wealthy through fraudulent land grants.

Later, Owsley's tenure would be marred by a conflict with Benjamin Hardin, his Secretary of State.

She campaigned for re-election in 2009 although her tenure during her second term was marred by controversy in response to a City of Houston ethics investigation.

Overall, Edward's tenure as head coach of the Jets was marred by chronic clock management problems, an ultra-conservative " play not to lose " mentality, and a lack of any discernable defensive philosophy, despite Edwards ' supposed expertise in the Cover 2 defense.

His tenure was marred by intense controversy with the naval officer, MP and inventor Captain Cowper Phipps Coles.

His tenure as Secretary of the Navy, however, was marred by corruption charges in 1876 concerning profiteering from ship builder contracting.

Dorrell was brought in at UCLA to clean up a program marred by off-the-field problems in the final years of Bob Toledo's tenure.

His tenure with the team was marred by his often inconsistent play which led to his benching in favor of veteran receivers, in particular Corey Bradford.

Laskov resigned his position of Chief of General Staff after a relatively peaceful tenure, marred only by clashes with the Syrians.

His tenure was marred by the team having to fly out to Everett, Washington on the day of the game ; a road trip to Fayetteville, N. C., without travel expenses, and a regular season finale in Rome, Ga., where the team traveled in mini-vans and had to share equipment.

His tenure with the Phillies was marred by his July 2005 arrest for assaulting a Philadelphia police officer for which he was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and was placed on six months probation.

Taking office, as President Duhalde did, amid widespread protest, Soria's tenure at SIDE would eventually be marred by a June 26 incident in which two piqueteros, Maximiliano Kosteki and Darío Santillán, were shot in the back in Avellaneda by Provincial Police officers.