Sentence examples for akin to drop from inspiring English sources

This is the piece that had every mainstream Republican honcho in the country calling on Akin to drop out of the race.

Mr. Brown was the first Republican to call for Mr. Akin to drop out of the Senate race, but Ms. Warren tried to tar him with the Akin brush.

The Republican establishment rushed in to pressure Akin to drop out of the race — something that he refused to do — in part because they want to win the seat, win control of the Senate and win Missouri for Romney.

RNC chief Reince Priebus, Governor Mitt Romney and many, many other Republican leaders told Akin to drop out of the race, but the party was unable to call their man to heel.

Ms. McCaskill has continued to put her own pressure on Mr. Akin, a six-term member of the House, releasing a new ad that used a clip from an interview in which Mr. Romney called for Mr. Akin to drop out of the race.

have both called on Akin to drop out, while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky).

In the 1970s, Robert Moses' name was dropped even though he was still a consultant to the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, an omission, The New York Times wrote, akin to dropping Scarlett O'Hara from "Gone With the Wind".

In the 1970s, Robert Moses's name was dropped (he was still a consultant to the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority), an omission, The New York Times wrote, akin to dropping Scarlett O'Hara from "Gone With the Wind".

Assuming Mr. Akin does manage to drop out, the state central committee of the Republican Party in Missouri would have to pick a new candidate within 28 days, or by Oct. 12, whichever comes first.

It is akin to Australia dropping a nuclear bomb on New Zealand because they had the temerity to claim Crowded House as their own.

Brief, at just a quarter of an hour, it was akin to being dropped in the watery city for that time, and soaking up the atmosphere while you could.