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1 James Woodforde , ever a reliable source for the minutiae of late 18th-century life , wrote on 25 January 1794 that he could never remember having seen the barometer lower ; a savage and relentless winter was setting in throughout Britain and the rest of Europe .
2 Despite an earlier commitment to abide by the result , Savimbi indicated on Sept. 30 that he would not accept defeat as the outcome of the elections .
3 Albert Gore Jr , 43 , one of the leading figures in the Democratic Party , announced on Aug. 21 that he would not seek his party 's nomination for the 1992 presidential elections .
4 Lothar de Maizière , Prime Minister of East Germany in March-October 1990 , resigned on Sept. 6 as deputy leader of the Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) and from all other party posts including chair of the Brandenburg CDU ( as of Nov. 21 ) ; he announced on Sept. 11 that he would also relinquish his seat in the Bundestag ( lower house of parliament ) from Sept. 30 .
5 President Carlos Salinas de Gortari , responding to increasing domestic and international pressure , was reportedly instrumental in compelling Ramon Aguirre Velázquez , a PRI hardliner who had officially won 55 per cent of the vote in Guanajuato , to make the unprecedented announcement on Aug. 29 that he would not take up office as state governor .
6 Although Romulo denied that he had given such an unequivocal pledge , Ramos stated on Sept. 15 that he would not pursue the Philippine claim to sovereignty .
7 Anderson said on March 25 that he would not deploy UNTAC troops in the area until the factions agreed to abide by a ceasefire .
8 Although vowing to pursue the presidency in the future , the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced on Nov. 2 that he would not run in 1992 .
9 Waldheim , who had been barred from entering the USA [ see p. 35528 ] and shunned by European governments , had announced in June 1991 that he would not stand for a second term [ see p. 38298 ] .
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