How To Use Resignation In A Sentence

A few weeks before the vote on November 7, the buzz goes, Cheney will announce his resignation, ostensibly because of signs of new trouble with his ticker.
The governor refused to accept Cox's resignation .
With Maugham it is a kind of stoical resignation, the stiff upper lip of the pukka sahib somewhere east of Suez, carrying on with his job without believing in it, like an Antonine Emperor. Inside the Whale
The actress is frequently locked into playing a stoic, good-natured sufferer with a look of passive resignation about her.
They are sensitive to the sense of struggle and resignation in this dramatic movement and their rubato, though fluid, never damages the integrity of the underlying pulse.

She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation.
The local council has been thrown into total confusion by her resignation.
When he made that announcement, the prime minister presumably did not mean that the official would continue to do his first-class job until Wednesday evening, whereupon he would draft a truly top-hole letter of resignation.
Her resignation came amid investor fury after she overpaid wildly for a Brazilian iron ore mine. Times, Sunday Times
He should use the Christmas period for mature reflection and then tender his resignation.
The top police resignations that rocked the British Isles last week stem directly from Scotland Yard's uninterest in acting on this evidence. A British Watergate?
To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement - it caused panic.
He has sent the authority a resignation letter signalling his intention to quit from next Monday.
In chess, resignation is signaled by tipping over one's king.
It was from an old employee of the Patent Office, offering his resignation to the head of the department.
The minister's resignation was given widespread coverage.
The opposition called a protest to demand the president's resignation. Times, Sunday Times
The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary
The coach has already turned in his resignation.
The director has threatened to give his resignation in to the Board.
Hence, I am tendering my resignation. Times, Sunday Times
Few senior figures have issued any public statements but privately the resignation's been welcomed.
There will be champagne and smiles and nobody will read a resignation speech. The Sun
His resignation announcement was widely expected.
The allegations, if true, could lead to her resignation.
No caustic reproach, no specious arguments against the plan, no long-suffering resignation. C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS
Maybe it's an air of resignation; most delegates realise that what they think matters very little.
She handed in her resignation following the dispute over company policy.
There have been no rows, no disagreements and there is no chance of him offering his resignation. Times, Sunday Times
Two Independent Ministers will also tender their resignation, sources said.
Fifteen minutes after reading that crumpled note, I handed my letter of resignation to the senior pastor. Christianity Today
Instead, his deputy read out a televised statement in which he avoided the word "resignation" and said Mubarak was "handing power" to the Supreme Military Council, a group of army generals who have ruled Egypt since February 11. Reuters: Press Release
The Kamakura shogunate represented the real power in the country until the resignation of the last shogun in 1867.
It is with great regret that I accept your resignation.
President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro rejected his resignation and told him to go to parliament to seek another mandate.
Our increased knowledge of hygiene has transformed resignation and inaction in face of epidemic disease from a religious virtue to a justly punishable offence. Infinite in All Directions
Apparently in thrall to the resignation deadline set by David Trimble, the British government moved towards reintroducing direct rule.
An announcement about his resignation is imminent.
Worst still is that there nearly seems to be a resignation to the idea of partitioning Libya, and in fact there are those who have begun to promote it. Raghida Dergham: Beyond the "Arab Spring" and Obama's Options
He also was close to attracting Williams, who visited only Memphis and Arizona after decommitting from Southern California following coach Tim Floyd's resignation. SI.com
Yesterday the leader rejected suggestions the deselections and resignation were evidence of the party being ‘out of touch’.
In the light of our foregoing discussion, it is clear that letting deflation happen must not be simply equated to an apathetic resignation before the power of mysterious forces and blind market mechanisms.
Mr Morgan has offered his resignation and it has been accepted.
His resignation triggered a chain of events that led eventually to the downfall of the government.
The opposition have been repeating their calls for the president's resignation.
News of the director's resignation sent/threw the management into a spin.
He sighed with profound resignation.
The minister's resignation was given widespread coverage.
It is not clear whether he volunteered his resignation but headhunters have been appointed to replace him. Times, Sunday Times
His resignation from his position on Monday afternoon last came as a big shock to the soccer public in Waterford.
His resignation was merely a gesture.
The Campus called for Jeffries' resignation, citing his nonstop meddling in student government.
The defeat led to his resignation as team manager.
Disgruntled employees recently called for his resignation.
No caustic reproach, no specious arguments against the plan, no long-suffering resignation. C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS
The scandal caused a series of resignations from the National's board and also claimed the scalp of its Chief Executive Officer.
Thus their forced resignation or firing from Hearst, CNN and NPR respectively is the right action. Parvez Ahmed: Juan Williams to Helen Thomas: Clarity Missing in Debate Over Free Speech
It's not yet clear whether the Prime Minister's resignation offer is a serious one, or whether it's simply a tactical move.
The latter, contrary to the expressed view of the Chief Whip, was aghast at the prospect of resignation.
She gave a sigh of resignation.
Neither letter refers to the resignation of the Eritrean ambassador to Sweden.
A study in resignation, cattleman Mark Ellis prepares to vacate Hot Springs Ranch north of Salmon.
The resignation of the prime minister will cause much confusion.
His coach shrugged his shoulders in resignation.
But his outspoken attacks on the football establishment led to his resignation, to the horror of team and fans. Times, Sunday Times
Regarding the insensate thaan, Shar sighed in resignation. Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony
I walked in, announced I was quitting and was given enough time to type up my resignation, take my personal effects from my drawers, and was gone.
Disillusioned with managing the national team, Andy Beattie chose the most inappropriate moment to tender his resignation.
Illness forced his resignation from the squad.
Israeli President Moshe Katsav has submitted his letter of resignation a day after accepting a plea bargain that allows rape charges against him to be dropped.
Effective immediately, I have tendered the resignation of my commission to the Army of the United States.
U.S. link: Although U.S. leaders have called for Mugabe's resignation, imports from Zimbabwe (primarily nickel and ferrochromium, both used in stainless steel) rose in 2008. NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have crowded in Cairo's Tahrir ((Liberation)) Square, chanting and waving flags as they rally for President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation.
His first resignation and subsequent political resurrection, only confirmed him as a figure of political hate.
I imagine his resignation letter is being composed as we tweet! The Sun
Otherwise, demands for resignations sound strident as well as fatuous. Times, Sunday Times
Among those who will not be weeping into their hankies over his ‘resignation’ are the poor beggars in York he put out of work.
The coalition government won the vote to treble fees to 9,000 a year despite three junior ministerial resignations and a backbench rebellion. Times, Sunday Times
We have a compromise agreement in place that just covers his resignation from this job. The Sun
I saw a picture of your cheerless face holding your resignation letter to the camera and I thought I'd better write.
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I imagine his resignation letter is being composed as we tweet! The Sun
The reporter apparently obtained a copy of Steve's resignation letter.
He lumbered to a halt, resignation stamped plainly on his bibulous features.
People once accepted government greed and graft with a shrug of resignation.
The movie's theme song, which booms over the opening credits, is Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son," whose chorus laments "It ain't me …" with the blare of defiance, not resignation. The End of the World as We Know It
She looked back on the transformation in herself with a kind of helpless resignation.
One could debate whether that statement reflects acceptance or simply resignation.
Pressure for his resignation has been building since Monday, when a government commission blamed Mr. Olmert for what it called his severe failures during Israel's war against Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas last summer. CNN Transcript May 2, 2007
_condition precedent_; -- but the meeting disregard it -- reject the condition, and gravely resolve to accept _a resignation_, which had not yet been tendered to them. A Review and Exposition, of the Falsehoods and Misrepresentations, of a Pamphlet Addressed to the Republicans of the County of Saratoga, Signed, "A Citizen"
For a sales executive, the airline delays of the past 10 days have brought much opportunity for stoical resignation, deep thinking and reading.
The time will soon come; grief and famine have already sapped the foundations of my being; a very short time, and I shall have passed away; unstained by the crime of self-destruction, unstung by the memory of degradation, my spirit will throw aside the miserable coil, and find such recompense as fortitude and resignation may deserve. The Last Man
On major occasions like a leadership election, Cabinet reshuffles, ministerial resignations, or the Budgets, the strip of turf opposite Parliament on College Green resembles a crowded marketplace.
The deputy editor of the newspaper had indicated he will hand in his formal resignation this afternoon.
the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors
Other officers had announced their resignation from the committee.
News of his resignation broke yesterday afternoon.
As he was going to the place of execution, he still looked graver and mote concerned; though he did not fall into those agonies of sighing and tears as some do, but seemed to bear his miserable state with great composedness and resignation, saying he had repented as well as he could in the short time allowed him, suffering the same day with the two last mentioned malefactors. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences
Riligion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits.
How can pastors and churches avoid the trauma of a forced resignation? Christianity Today
Speculating about their answers is pointless yet it is inevitable when Mr Garel-Jones's resignation letter crosses the boundary of credulity.
The title signifies O'Connell has the right of succession upon the retirement of the current bishop, John M. Smith, who is bound by church law to submit his resignation upon his 75th birthday, June 23. Pope names former Catholic University president next bishop of Trenton Diocese
This adds a resignation that contrasts with the despair of many of his earlier poems. The Times Literary Supplement
The apparent resignation came as the Syrian government said it would take swift action against what it described as an ambush by armed groups that resulted in the death of 120 police and security-force members in a northwestern town. Defection Of Syrian Envoy Is in Doubt
The news of his resignation was music to my ears.
The manager announced his resignation and everybody mourned.
He was close to a breakdown by January 1943, and his weak performance briefing the Com bined Chiefs of Staff at the Casablanca conference — Roosevelt thought him "jittery" — nearly led to his resignation. Eisenhower's Pit Bull
We had cut away our mast, and lightened the boat of all she contained -- Clara attempted to assist me in heaving the water from the hold, and, as she turned her eyes to look on the lightning, I could discern by that momentary gleam, that resignation had conquered every fear. III.9
Lou-Ann Preble, sent out a stinging resignation letter, alleging numerous violations of campaign finance laws.
I am thankful to citizens who sent me letters of support and email after I announced my resignation in July, " he said.
Sadly, he has not recovered and they regretfully announced his resignation on Monday.
In return, several members of Bank Indonesia's board of governors tendered their resignation.
His resignation letter reportedly complained of shortages and lack of healthcare and other support for his men. Times, Sunday Times
His resignation set the scene for a pre-election crisis.
News of his resignation broke yesterday afternoon.
I must beg therefore to give up the appointment and request you to accept my Resignation.
He began to recite an act of resignation to the Divine Will.
The election resulted in a hung parliament, followed by the resignation of the prime minister.
A troubled housing board in Bradford has suffered its third resignation with complaints being made about outstanding repairs and extravagant spending.
Repression after a while does not need imposition by the regime, it is more effective when self-imposed through fear, resignation and apathy.
A period of unrest followed the president's resignation.
You can appoint an interim manager to plug a gap in the business due to resignation, illness or maternity leave.
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The deployment last year of Iraqi troops, who were widely perceived locally as Shi'ite Arab outsiders, prompted the Sunni mayor of Tal Afar to tender his resignation in protest at what he described as a sectarian operation. Stephen Kaus: What Good News?
Not sharp and vivid like that of her father, but dim and nebulous was the picture she shaped of her mother — a saint's head in an aureole of sweetness and goodness and meekness, and withal, shot through with a hint of reposeful determination, of will, stubborn and unobtrusive, that in life had expressed itself mainly in resignation. Jack London's Story - Moon Face: Planchette pg 3 of 3
Instead, he has tendered his resignation from the party.
The future of an ambitious project to stage all the Shakespeare plays is in doubt after the resignation of its director.
The other man went through a profound personal crisis after his appointment and forced resignation as England captain. Times, Sunday Times
Riligion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits.
his loss of credibility led to his resignation
The government has accepted the resignation of a senior army commander.
Sugiyama however is captured and with his family meets a filthy torture death and I don't mean waterboarding, stress positions or loud samisen music, however he will not betray Toranaga-sama by withdrawing his resignation and allowing him to be impeached and invited to commit seppuku. "It became clear to me to me that it would be very difficult day in and day out to serve in this Cabinet," says Judd Gregg, withdrawing.
Rather than vent their spleen at the end, the fans simply let out an audible sigh of resignation then went home for a quiet grumble. The Sun
The Malek resignation over his Jew-hunting came in the midst of the furor over the Nazified ethnic outreach activities of the Republican Party. Chip Berlet: The Tea Party Republicans' Malek Problem
Though he damned the prime minister for the war he did not demand his resignation or rule out future cooperation with him or his successor.
In the union office, the mood gradually changed from resignation to rage.
Calls for his resignation have been growing since "Rubygate," as the scandal over the underage girl has been dubbed. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Angry demonstrators demanded the resignation of two senior officials.
They are separated by nice questions of doctrine, especially as to the nature of prapatti, resignation or self-surrender to the deity, a sentiment slightly different from bhakti which is active faith or devotion. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2
He apparently felt that including his resignation in this document would bring the matter to a head.
Instead, she handed in a letter of resignation. The Sun
We are inundated with emails and phone calls asking us why we didn't confirm Tung's resignation earlier?
He set about drawing up a rescue plan amid a political storm that resulted in the resignation of two cabinet ministers.
reacted to the crisis with listless resignation
He had no choice but to tender his resignation. The Sun
The government has been urged to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the minister's unexpected resignation.
What is inherited is not the sickness but sickliness: the lack of strength to resist the danger of infections, etc., the broken resistance; morally speaking, resignation and meekness in face of the enemy.
The growing number of resignations from the party was discussed at every level of the conference - in the plenum itself as well as during the breaks.
We must take action to stem the tide of resignations.
The defeat led to his resignation as team manager.
His resignation is a measure of how angry he is.
However, a vacancy caused by the resignation of a non-party councillor is subject to standing orders agreed by the council.
The governor refused to accept Cox's resignation .
The abrupt about-face followed mounting public opposition, protests calling for her resignation and growing pressure from her own allies.
The Lord Chancellors of the Federal Supreme Judicial Court, unless in case of death, resignation or retirement demanded by himself, shall serve all their lives.
His offenses against the Peronistas up to that time had apparently consisted of little more than adding his signature to pro-democratic petitions, but shortly after his resignation he addressed the Argentine Society of Letters saying, in his characteristic style, “Dictatorships foster oppression, dictatorships foster servitude, dictatorships foster cruelty; more abominable is the fact that they foster idiocy.” Jorge luis borges | the destiny of borges « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
Before she can shake her head in strained resignation, Rhett Remiel steps up next to the table.
The word reeked of resignation, force, empty duty. Tempted by Your Touch
His resignation from a job scheduled to end in 2003 followed shortly afterwards.
He had left his job and had promised in his resignation letter to repay all the money.
There were calls for the Prime Minister's resignation from the Opposition parties.
He was about to embark on a career break and had actually tendered his resignation.
The election resulted in a hung parliament, followed by the resignation of the prime minister.
The premier left his residence with almost indecent haste following his resignation.
Recent upper-level changes at Wal-Mart include the resignation of its chief merchandising officer, John Fleming, who spent 10 years at the company and played a notable role in overseeing product selection and relationships with vendors. Wal-Mart Picks New Finance Chief
Not only that, but Moynihan was a witty and elegant stylist -- and not just for a politician, though the pearly start of his letter of resignation from the post of U.N. ambassador in 1976 served a political purpose: I resign now .... Three books by unrepentant politicians
It is expected that by the end of this week, 10,000 teachers will have submitted their resignations to the Teaching Services Commission.
A Yemeni vendor sells hats and scarves at the site of a demonstration by anti-government protestors demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2011.
His resignation left a vacancy on the board of directors.
The four employees concerned had tendered their resignations.
The protesters called for the immediate resignation of the minister.
When I asked him about it he simply shrugged his shoulders in a gesture of resignation. Broken Lives
There are record resignations and a shortage of quality replacements.
The first oil shocks and gas-station lines in peacetime history; the first presidential resignation ever; assassinations and riots; failing schools; failing industries; polarized politics; vulgarized culture; polluted air and water; divisive and inconclusive wars. How America Can Rise Again
This is so, he concluded, because for the generality of humankind death comes as an imposition: it is a form of abjection to which all must submit with resignation, and which all must accept because they have no choice.
Eventually, the chairman was forced to concede and announce his resignation.
While they were successful in obtaining Rich's resignation, they could not break his spirit.
The resignation of the prime minister will cause much confusion.
He handed in his resignation in protest against the president's European policy.
Under normal circumstances, it would not remotely be a sackable offence or a resignation issue. Times, Sunday Times
Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.
Floyd Flake went to his church Sunday to announce his resignation from Congress so he could devote more time to his congregation.
Evans released a statement recently demanding Pelosi's resignation as speaker because of what he called her "grossly irresponsible behavior" in accusing the CIA of not being truthful about what was said during a security briefing back in 2002. Pelosi galore - poli
What started around this time last year as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fulmination against an obscure bit of financial engineering—the reverse takeover—has grown into a spate of delistings, shareholder lawsuits and regulatory investigations amid auditor resignations, charges of accounting irregularities, and a short-selling frenzy. Happy New Year, China?
I told Janet that if I don't figure my problems out soon I will hand in my resignation.
When Captain North received Jason’s resignation letter, the word flew up the chain of command like electricity to a light bulb. A Dangerous Return
The corruption allegations have spurred public protests and mounting clamor for his immediate resignation.
As far as the church's purification is concerned, Benedict has already been cleaning house, accepting the resignations of a few bishops in recent weeks who either admitted they sexually abused youngsters or covered up for priests who did. Pope sees sex scandal as greatest threat to Catholic church
The students feel very strongly about this teacher's resignation but students must now re-engage with their learning environment.
The appropriate action to show your remorse is resignation. vs South Carolina governor apologizes to Cabinet
The coalition government won the vote to treble fees to 9,000 a year despite three junior ministerial resignations and a backbench rebellion. Times, Sunday Times
Calls for Berlusconi's resignation have been growing since "Rubygate," as the scandal over the underage girl has been dubbed. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
The fixed grin had given way to that familiar look of resignation. The Sun
His resignation passed almost unnoticed amid the furor of the elections.Sentencedict
Her resignation caused quite a stir.
He tendered his resignation to the committee and we all refused it.
The resignations and ongoing conflicts with the Board of Governors were renewing the demands for the establishment of a student government.
We briefly considered handing in our resignations, but then we shrugged our shoulders and got back to the business of turning this dross into something that could be published less than 24 hours later.
An expression combining fury, frustration and resignation would briefly appear, like a small cloud across the sun.
Would a Davis resignation cancel the recall, and leave Bustamante as governor?

How To Use Resignation In A Sentence

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