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to retire from politics

odejít z politiky

 She retired from politics after her last term in office. She has received many honorary degrees.(Google)

In 1704 he was made secretary of war and retained this office until 1708 when the Whigs came into power, after which he retired from politics and applied himself to study.(Google)

Paul Simon, a five-term Democratic congressman and two-term senator from Illinois who ran unsuccessfully for his party's presidential nomination in 1988 and retired from politics seven years ago, died on Tuesday in Springfield, Ill. He was 75.(Google)

right-wing party

pravicová strana

Of these two approaches, the first has the virtue of identifying differences of ideology which were unquestionably important to some members of each right-wing party and were later to influence the internal politics of the Franco regime. (BNCI)

This probably helped undermine support for a new right-wing party, the National Democrats, whose anti-U S, anti-Soviet and anti-immigrant policies had won it up to ten per cent of support in Länder elections in 1966 --; 8. (BNCI)

In Austria this week, a far right-wing party has just won 22 per cent. (BNCI)

to abandon politics

odejít z politiky

Sergey Glaziev decided to abandon politics after his failure at the presidential elections.(WebCorp)

Her decision to abandon politics comes four months before she is due to face magistrates in Brisbane charged with fraudulently registering her party and dishonestly obtaining $250,000 in electoral funding.(WebCorp)

Interned during the war, he returned to active politics with the formation of the Union Movement in early 1948. But public reaction was disappointing and by 1951 he had decided to abandon politics and move to Ireland. (Google)

to rule out a possibility

vyloučit možnost

Although they have not ruled out a possibility that another criminal
could be behind the anthrax attacks, investigators are intensely
looking at evidentiary threads linking the letters to the hijackers.(WebCorp)

When asked about his future plans, Ben merely replied, "I have not yet ruled out a possibility of running in the upcoming race for Governor of California."(WebCorp)

Melnikov ruled out a possibility that some other company except “Slavneftebank”, acting on behalf of “Sibneft”, will engage in the bidding, for the deadline for submitting application expired on November 20, 2002. (WebCorp)
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left-wing party

levicová strana

The report says that court investigations established that the security forces were directly responsible for the massacre, which was believed to be directed against supporters of the left-wing party, the Patriotic Union. (BNCI)

A left-wing party outside government had, for some time, been calling for the workers to seize factories and, when they found themselves shut out by the closing of firms by management in the Bosses' strike, the workers were prompted to action They seized firms and, having taken them over, set up a cordón in the area. (BNCI)

After the banning of the CPSU these liberal groups decided to form a new left-wing party based not on a new programme but on the liberal and, in essence, social democratic programme of the CPSU. (BNCI)

to renew a call

obnovit požadavek

Earlier this month, K. Kasturirangan used the opportunity of India’s latest space success - the launch of Metsat, our first exclusive meteorological satellite - to renew a call for government funding for the Rs 400-crore mission.(WebCorp)

Latino activists renew a call for the release of 15 Puerto Ricans encarcerated in federal prisons around the country for their work in favor of Puerto Rican independence. (WebCorp)

We need a Congressional Democrats plan of action to, if necessary, renew a call for a Congressional investigation every week.(WebCorp)

to go into politics

vstoupit do politiky

You had to go into politics if you wanted to change the world. (BNCI)

It is worth remembering that, when Indira asked Rajiv to go into politics after his elder brother's death in 1980, he put out a statement saying that he had no such intention.(BNCI)

She gave the young MacGregor a book on Parliament but he did not read it at the time, and he cannot trace his decision to go into politics back to that. (BNCI)

to issue an ultimatum

vydat ultimátum

He issued an ultimatum: unless there was an early return, he would resign. (BNCI)

The central authorities issued an ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of the declaration of independence; when the Lithuanians refused to comply with this an economic blockade was imposed on 18 April. (BNCI)

On Saturday the news was that France and Britain had issued an ultimatum to Germany either to withdraw their troops or face war with France and Britain. (BNCI)

to deploy forces

rozmístit, rozestavit vojsko

Reports citing delegates said that Kuwait and Saudi Arabia had been particularly reluctant, ostensibly on grounds of cost, to endorse large numbers of permanently stationed Egyptian and Syrian troops and had favoured instead a commitment to deploy forces rapidly to the area in times of crisis. (BNCI)

A communiqué said that government measures would (i) crack down on groups smuggling refugees across borders: (ii) standardize border controls; (iii) deploy forces in remoter border areas; and (iv) apply heavy fines for airlines failing to check travellers' papers adequately at their point of departure. (BNCI)

The UN Security Council heard on Feb. 6 from UN special envoy Cyrus Vance that Franjo Tudjman, the Croatian President, had given him Croatia's" full and unconditional acceptance" of the UN plan to deploy forces in special UN Protected Areas. (BNCI)

to launch an attack

zahájit útok

To launch an attack, the Russians would have to bring troops from beyond the Urals --; which would mean a serious breach of the East-West treaty on the stationing of conventional forces in Europe. (BNCI)

SUDANESE and Ethiopian government troops are preparing to launch an attack from the rear on embattled southern Sudanese rebels in the next few days, rebel spokesmen said yesterday.(BNCI)

By stating that" this tyrant" would be" brought to justice", Bush encouraged the inference that the USA was intent on going beyond its UN mandate to liberate Kuwait and was determined to launch an attack upon Iraq itself, with the aim of deposing its government. (BNCI)

to unveil a plan

odhalit, prozradit plán

The Bush administration is expected to soon unveil a plan to give U.S. power plants and oil refineries more leeway in meeting air pollution standards. The plan, which has been the target of intense lobbying by environmental groups and electric utilities, could be released as early as Friday, a government official told Reuters. (WebCorp)

Nearly four years after a tornado ravaged much of Clarksville's core downtown area, business leaders are prepared to unveil a plan for the city's future development.(WebCorp)

Edwards also noted that earlier in the day, he had become the latest of his party's contenders to unveil a plan for expanded health care.(WebCorp)

to fulfill pledge

splnit slib

Blair anable to fulfil pledge on health spending,says analysis.(Google)

Union struggles to fulfil pledge to put green issues at heart of policy-making.(WebCorp)

Britain asks Pak to fulfil pledge to stop infiltration.(WebCorp)

to hold a referendum

uspořádat referendum

IRELAND is to hold a referendum on women's rights to go abroad for abortions and to obtain information in Ireland before doing so.(WebCorp)

Faced with growing hostility or boredom over Europe, M Mitterrand threatened at the weekend to hold a referendum if the two parliamentary chambers do not give him a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes. (BNCI)

If such an agreement had not been reached within 18 months, the government of Quebec would hold a referendum on the issue of independence. (BNCI)

to impose a ban

uvalit zákaz

Although the Polish government had imposed a ban on waste imports since July 1989, the effectiveness of this legislation was questioned because of the ease with which waste could be illegally imported. (BNCI)

Now the 106 member states belonging to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) have imposed a ban on the import and export of the skins of spotted cats. (BNCI)

THE Soviet parliament last night imposed a ban on all strikes in industries essential for the smooth functioning of the economy this winter, and authorised the use of troops if neccessary to guarantee an immediate end to the rail blockade by Azerbaijan, which is crippling neighbouring Armenia. (BNCI)

polling station

volební místo

Mrs. Upton explained that the polling station was changed this year to the Forestry Commission's office in Alice Holt Forest, so that it would be more centrally located for Bucks Horn Oak voters, and not situated in a school which would then have to be closed for the day. (BNCI)

Toward the end of the year, we were given a holiday on a Thursday because the school was being used as a polling station for the General Election. (BNCI)

Many disabled people could not travel to the polling station, and few knew beforehand whether it was accessible, or even whether they could get into the booths. (BNCI)