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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to resign" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is on the verge of quitting their job or position.
Example: "After much consideration, she announced that she was about to resign from her position as manager."
Alternatives: "on the verge of resigning" or "ready to resign".
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Rumours spread that he was about to resign.
"I stress, I am not about to resign.
His vigorous self-defence may quell speculation that he is about to resign.
First, the euro recovered a little when a rumour circulated that he was about to resign.
"I am not about to resign," Mr. Sharon told the newspaper Yediot Aronot.
With nowhere to teach young doctors, Dr. DeBakey was about to resign.
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He said that he was heartbroken about having to resign, but principle dictated that he must.
This evening, The Times said the Spitzer camp was engaged in an intense legal and family debate about whether to resign, with Silda Wall Spitzer, the governor's wife, urging him to stay on, according to aides.
State government remained paralyzed on Tuesday as Gov. Eliot Spitzer, reeling from revelations that he had been a client of a prostitution ring, was engaged in an intense legal and family debate about whether to resign or, as aides said his wife was urging, to stay on.
Asked about threatening to resign, he said: "I just spoke very honestly and maybe I shouldn't have done because it's caused a lot of kerfuffle".
The petition calls for all politicians who make incendiary remarks about rape to resign, but makes specific note of Greig.
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