"nuclear option" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: nuclear option

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Morgan Grenfell chose the “nuclear option” and asked Mr Collier to resign. There is, of course, a range of lesser sanctions appropriate to lesser misdemeanours.

Article or Document Title:
“Collier case seen as shot across bows of would-be rule breakers”

Author:
Richard Thomson

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Times

Publishing Location:
U.K.

Date of Publication:
Nov. 12, 1986

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