It was said in the evening that Lord Grey was to assist in the formation of the Government, but not to take office himself.
When he left office with the Duke of Wellington he resolved upon finally quitting public life, and let what might happen, never to take office again.
The general sense of those present, with one or two exceptions, was that we could not well refuse to take office, after all that has happened this year, if the Government have finally determined not to resume it.
Under these circumstances I am asked to take office.
Peel while I was out of the government, had an influence upon me in inducing me to take office.
Peel invited me to take office in December 1845 he did not make me aware of the offer he had made to the cabinet in his memorandum, I think of Dec.
Lord John is very averse to take office, and the more averse because he must then go to the House of Lords, for of course he cannot remain in the Commons, not leading it.
Clarendon came up while we were talking, and gave Derby to understand that he would probably have to take office again, expressing his own eagerness to quit it.
Pitt, who had been out of place since 1761, was now invited by the king to take office.
A general election took place in June-July, 1841, and a Conservative majority was returned to the House of Commons, whereupon Sir Robert Peel was called upon to take office in the due course of constitutional etiquette.
Aberdeen declared that Peel would never take office; it had been suggested to him that the country was in such a state that he might be called for by a great public cry.
We are all most unwilling to take office, and so is he.
Both he and Bute would gladly have secured Pitt's support, but they wanted him to take office alone, or at least not with a party.
After the death of King Alphonso, Campos steadily supported the regency of Queen Christina, and held high commands, though declining to take office.
Although he was recognized leader of the Dutch party in Cape Colony, he consistently refused to take office, preferring to direct the policy and the action of others from an independent position.
Canning, who delivered the eulogy of Pitt in the House of Commons on the 3rd of February, refused to take office in Fox's ministry of "all the talents.
The King is determined to be his own Minister, and can get nobody to take office on these terms.
Lyndhurst went to Peel, who declined to take office, and he then went to Baring.
The sense of his wasted powers may well have tempted him now and again to take office under an unworthy ruler; but knowing that no good could come of it he refrained, and probably he never seriously thought of doing so.
The result of much political manoeuvring was that in November, 1881, Gambetta was forced to take office and to exchange the irresponsible power which he had hitherto wielded in the background for Ministerial responsibility.
Besides which Arnim hinted at a readiness to take office at home if Bismarck came to grief.
Bernal was very bad, Palmerston spoke feebly, professed moderate intentions towards the new Government, but clearly indicated that he meant to take office again if he could.
We elected a governor of Colorado, and the legislature refused to permit him to take office.
There were a dozen of these states, but the Grangers who had been elected were not permitted to take office.
With you socialists to back us, we'll make them sing another song when we take office.
This was the only difficulty; but her antipathy to Peel rendered him exceedingly reluctant to take office, and there were many among the party who felt scruples in forcing an obnoxious Ministry upon her.
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