Sentence examples for a complete resignation from inspiring English sources

Tchaikovsky characterised the fifth symphony as "a complete resignation before fate"; and the cyclical transformation of its lugubrious theme is the sound of a man falling into a deep despair before hauling himself out of it.

He will be elected for sure if there is no deal, and your 97percentt will become 40 to 45percentt; your capital in East Jerusalem will be gone.... "He looked at me sadly and with a note of complete resignation, replied, 'I am afraid it may take another 50 years to settle this now.' ".

The complete resignation of the Brazilian FA management tier and their replacement by benign, entirely reasonable experts in sporting administration would be a good start.

Ludendorff met the revolution that broke out in November 1918 with complete resignation and went into exile in Sweden for several months.

The army appears to have expected more from him, possibly including his complete resignation or the transfer of powers to the military, not Suleiman.

So his resignation should not be a complete surprise, and we ought to praise God for the eight years that Pope Benedict has been able to serve and lead the Catholic Church.

The resignation of Gordon Brown does not come as a complete surprise.

1962 Bonn Cabinet Offers Resignation BONN — The entire West German Cabinet, led by Defense Minister Franz-Josef Strauss, today [Nov. 20] offered its collective resignation to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to clear the way for a complete government reorganization "as soon as possible".

And, "It's disappointing however that a constitutional scholar of Cheh's caliber would call for a resignation before investigation is complete," Ribeiro added.

It was resignation, and a cheerful resignation at that.

That was not a serious resignation threat.