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After a long career in the New York State Legislature, Leibell ran for and was elected county executive in 2010, but resigned prior to taking office following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which led to his arrest and subsequent conviction on federal corruption charges.

After the election of 1977 Andriessen was appointed as Minister of Finance in the Cabinet Van Agt I taking office on 19 December 1977.

Railway Air Services Dakota crash, a Douglas DC-3 crashes shortly after taking off from Northolt Airport, England and comes to rest on top of a house.

An extra scene, involving Jones taking off her chain-metal dress which is ringing off the metal detectors and walking through them naked, was shot in Newark Airport.

] 195s, which could soar up quickly," taking off from an airfield outside Berlin, when no such aircraft.

Kooijmans was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers III following the appointment of Hans van den Broek as the European Commissioner, taking office on 3 January 1993.

After taking off from Da Nang International Airport (IATA:DAD/ICAO:VVDN) in South Vietnam on a regularly scheduled flight to Saigon's Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), the flight was hijacked by Tan, holding two grenades.

After taking off and climbing four-hundred feet, the plane stalled and entered an unrecoverable tailspin in front of hundreds of horrified spectators.

After the election of 1971 Lardinois returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 11 May 1971.

On the night of February 8, 1965, the aircraft serving the flight, a Douglas DC-7, crashed near Jones Beach State Park, New York, just after taking off from JFK Airport.

Stanley Clarke was unable to tour due to his career as a film composer which was just taking off.

Financial Superintendency, Estupiñan at the time of taking office in the BCM obviated its connection as liquidator of the chain of stores, for which it announced.

Synonyms:

Manhattan,

Antonyms:

deactivation, finish, end, ending,