Sentence examples for act of resignation from inspiring English sources

What was most damaging was not the act of resignation itself, but the grounds he set out in his letter to the prime minister.

Why does buying an apartment have to be an act of resignation rather than a sign of women's true financial intelligence?

The play ends symmetrically beside the same fireplace, but this time the gas is lit – an unforgettably simple gesture, an act of almost heroic resignation.

Raymond H. Bateman, who became chairman of the agency a year after his appointment to the board in 1994, submitted his letter of resignation to Acting Gov. Donald T. DiFrancesco.

Pale and visibly tired, Mr. Berlusconi called his resignation "an act of generosity" that was carried out with a "sense of responsibility" for Italy, and he said he had been insulted by his jeering critics.

He called his resignation “an act of generosity.” This drama isn’t over: With an estimated net worth of $6.2 billion, Berlusconi probably has another act or two left in him.

Countryman, as is customary for Assistant Secretaries, had submitted a letter of resignation, which the White House could act on at will.

It is the ultimate act of both despair and defiance, a symbol at once of resignation and heroic self-sacrifice.

This from a candidate who paints his resignation as an act of personal accountability, and his self-financed campaign as an example of fiscal virtue.

Tony Abbott hailed O'Farrell's resignation as "an act of integrity, an act of honour the like of which we have rarely seen in Australian politics".

And, though for her it was a "very big shock, both personally and professionally", she has come to the conclusion that Benedict's resignation was an act of greatness that paved the way for renewal.