Sentence examples for being asked to resign from inspiring English sources

He served briefly as energy minister in Mr Fox's government before being asked to resign because of his presidential ambitions.

THIS may be the first case of a politician being asked to resign over something his opponent did.

After 24 years with Shell, Mr. van de Vijver said, he is "saddened" after being asked to resign on March 3.

Should that prove too stressful, he must be caught drinking on the job four times in a two-year period before being asked to resign; he is not sacked.Best of all, the collective-bargaining agreement gives the public-workers' union virtual veto power over any government decision that changes "conditions of work", even if no union jobs are lost.

Prosecutors said the former manager, Michael O'Connor, who had worked for the authority for 17 years before being asked to resign last year, received cash and services from the subcontractors, including renovations on his home in New Jersey and visits from prostitutes at an apartment that he maintained in Queens.

It was jarring last week to see the Treasury Secretary under intense fire before Congress, being asked to resign for the good of the country.

But in a brief telephone interview later Wednesday Mulcahy said, "I was asked to resign this afternoon, but I did not offer my resignation".

Sure enough, he was asked to resign.

Krause was asked to resign.

Additionally, more than 1,500 university deans were asked to resign.

I had several friends who were asked to resign".