Sentence examples for relinquished the position from inspiring English sources

It was the official, but not actual, capital until it relinquished the position to Salt Lake City in 1856.

Father Peterson was chancellor and president of Seton Hall from 1990 to 1996, when he relinquished the position of president.

In 2000 he relinquished the position of Earl Marshall to his son, Edward, who succeeded to the dukedom on his death.

He relinquished the position of chief executive to Maria Thomas in 2008, only to persuade Etsy's board to return him to the top spot in late 2009.

It goes all the way through the other states and ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue". After spending nine months near the bottom of the pack, Huckabee surged to become the front-runner in Iowa in December and never relinquished the position, despite a barrage of negative ads from Romney's methodically built and well-financed operation.

Kalonji initially chaired the effort but has since relinquished the position, and she says that the program appears to have languished.

As the Toyotas made their first pit stops, Schneider took over second place before he and Bouchut made their first pit stops and relinquished the positions to the two BMWs.

Cornwell will also relinquish the position of government whip.

At the head of the line, the pair danced a duet before relinquishing the position to the next couple in line.

The number-one spot is up for grabs and everyone wants it.' But if he does get it, Pettigrew seems set to relinquish the position almost immediately.

Surinder Rametra, the company's chairman, said he would relinquish the position of chief executive, which he had held since Mr. Singh left the ATEC in August 1998.