Sentence examples for might stand down from inspiring English sources

Mr Corbyn dismissed speculation that he might stand down if he won the leadership, saying he would be "in it for the long run.

In October, Mr Niyazov told parliament that he might stand down in 2008 or 2009, but MPs unanimously urged him not to.

He buried suggestions that he might stand down after he turned 64 last July and now seems determined to lead the party for the foreseeable future.

He has just been on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show, and he said he thought Jeremy Corbyn might stand down as Labour leader before the general election.

Perhaps his greatest exclusive was the late-night report in November 1990, at a time when few had suggested it, that Thatcher might stand down the next morning rather than risk defeat in the final stage of the Tory leadership contest.

Perhaps his greatest exclusive was the late-night report in November 1990, at a time when few had suggested it, that Thatcher might stand down the next morning rather than risk defeat in the final stage of the Tory leadership contest.

Mr. Manely listed several possible consequences of an appellate ruling in favor of his client, including that the Scottish court might decide to stand down and allow the Alabama state court to determine custody.

Weeks before, on a trip to the US, he had been forced to tell an American interviewer that his sight was "not at all deteriorating", following suggestions in the UK that he might have to stand down on grounds of ill health.

The British Conservative MP Damian Collins, a key mover in the NewFifaNow pressure group, said Blatter might yet have to stand down before next year if more serious allegations emerged.

Some senior Labour party people said that promising to stand down might boost Corbyn further: they say some party members like the idea of a bit of radicalism for an interregnum, followed by a more plausible prime ministerial contender in time for 2020.

Over the years Mr Cowen firmly squashed any suggestion that he might urge Mr Ahern to stand down in his favour.