At the end of the year, Betsey formally resigned as chief of staff after a decade of selfless service.
Liam Fox resigned as Britain's defence secretary following a scandal involving a conflict of interest with a close friend. See article.
The government of Yasuo Fukuda has seen its popularity rise since he took over last month from Shinzo Abe, who resigned as prime minister after a terrible year. But the government could yet fall.
Hirohisa Fujii resigned as Japan's finance minister, citing bad health.
After less than two years in the job, Marcel Rohner resigned as chief executive of UBS with immediate effect.
Just like that his body which was as limp and resigned as if he'd been filled with sawdust came tumbling back into the real world where he assumed the full proportions of his humanness again.
His marriage was now fast approaching, and she was at length so far resigned as to think it inevitable, and even repeatedly to say in an ill-natured tone that she "wished they might be happy."
Yasuo Fukuda resigned as Japan’s prime minister in frustration at his inability to implement policy.
In a stunning announcement that took the technology world by surprise, Apple today said that Mr Steve Jobs has resigned as its CEO and named Mr Tim Cook as his successor.
Giulio Andreotti resigned as prime minister last summer.
Andersen & Co resigned as the auditors of the Company and the Company's directors approved Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers to fill the casual vacancy in a directors' meeting.
All the employees resigned as the boss is bing unreasonable.
STEVE JOBS, who has resigned as the boss of Apple, is departing the stage rather the way he used to at those over-controlled press conferences—in a hail of media acclaim.
I believe the Japanese are cruel, but the main reason why they abuse prisoners of war is that they despise the surrendering British and Australian forces and think they are not as resigned as the Japanese.
In 1957, Anthony Eden resigned as British prime minister.
CBS retracted the story and Dan Rather, one of the most respected names in American news, resigned as the show's anchor in early 2005.
The opera was banned afterits first performance in Dresden, and Strauss resigned as the chief inspector of the State Music Bureau.
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