His abrupt removal at the time of the 1997 change of sovereignty was widely seen as an act of political censorship.

Given the Lama's abrupt removal, many assumed the worst of the new management, but the fiasco seems to be rooted more in miscommunication than malice.

With his abrupt removal from Tellis's house, he had lost the only possession he really missed having-the old amulet that Syodor had said was his father's.

After hearing about Harrelson's abrupt removal, it would have been only natural for Merrill to ponder his own situation.

Perhaps the biggest was Mr. Gandhi's abrupt removal last month of the Finance Minister, V. P. Singh, the architect of the liberalization program.

He had given up wondering whether she missed him, and whether there had been cruelty or dishonour in his abrupt removal of himself from her life.

Given his often critical views of China, his abrupt removal was considered by some to be a sign of deteriorating press freedoms in Hong Kong.

This abrupt and forced removal resulted in the deaths of over 4,000 Cherokees on the "Trail of Tears".

His abrupt removal on Monday raised hopes that Russia's aggressive nuclear marketing might end.

These abrupt removals from one island to another now seem to me contrary to the very spirit of the Caribbean.