Iron Chancellor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And how could he make a break and still retain his record as Blair's "Iron Chancellor"? He was trapped.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2015
The prototype of our modern welfare system was a “working-class insurance scheme” introduced by Otto von Bismarck, Germany’s Iron Chancellor, in the late 19th century.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 28, 2015
Listening to , ’s Iron Chancellor, her tough-talking finance minister or the uncompromising head of the Bundesbank, it often feels like a game of bad cop, worse cop, worst cop.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2012
Retirement, as an institution, traces its founding to 1889, when Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, promised Germans over 70 that the state would provide them with income.
From Time ● Nov. 29, 2
The Iron Chancellor has always acted on the diplomatic principle do ut des--"I give that you may give"--with its still more cynical corollary--"Those who have nothing to give will get nothing."
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland
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