But there was a wistful quality and a strong hint of resignation in Senator Clinton's voice at the end of the debate Thursday night when, after saying she was "honored to be here with Barack Obama," she added: "Whatever happens, we're going to be fine.
But away from the small crowd, a stronger sense of resignation could be felt, as violence raged in the neighborhood, the silence broken by police sirens.
If he tries to sell the package and appeal to the 800-strong Ulster Unionist Council, the party's ruling body which elected him four years ago, and fails, he will face strong calls for his resignation.
Their relationship has not been as strong since Belichick's sudden resignation from the Jets, when he was scheduled to succeed Parcells as head coach.
The findings amounted to strong evidence that Mr. Kohl's resignation on Tuesday as honorary chairman of the party was too little, too late, and that Mr. Schauble's days as leader of the party may also be numbered.
A Florida teacher's viral resignation offers a strong message about the state of education today.
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Publishers Weekly, in its review of the book, agreed with Strong and saw "a certain resignation" in Song, instead of "the contentiousness" in Angelou's other autobiographies.
The news that Npower is to axe 2,400 of its staff by 2018, more than a fifth of the energy company's 11,500 strong workforce, was met with resignation by employees who say that mass firings have become such a regular part of going to work that they're "normal now".
That style can drag down the hard-rock compositions, which traffic mostly in paranoia and resignation; even the stronger ones ("Better," "There Was a Time") are short on clean pop hooks.
