During a colorful, freewheeling news conference, Mr. Powell speculated — apparently, without any direct knowledge — that Mr. Rangel would seek re-election and then resign, to control the appointment of his successor, a suggestion that aides to Mr. Rangel immediately dismissed.
A few lines later, he remembers that he is a father himself — and he turns to the problem of finding "a son-in-law who would fill my beak, comfort my final years and lull them to sleep, into whose hands I could resign the control and use of my goods... provided that he brought to it a truly grateful and loving affection".
Phillip P. Puckett wound up resigning, flipping control of the chamber to Republicans and thwarting McAuliffe's signature goal of expanding health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
When Detroit officially emerged from bankruptcy in December 2014, Orr resigned, and control of the city's operations reverted to Duggan and the city council.
The International Monetary Fund has made revisions a condition for resumption of aid to Argentina, and this week Mr. Duhalde threatened to resign unless Congress, controlled by his own party, sped up action on amendments he submitted.
In fact, many Internet watchers, Ms. Dyson among them, believe that companies that put information online, from music to books to software, may have to resign themselves to relinquishing control over that material.
But in a crucial meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Kaoru Yosano on Sunday night, he reportedly agreed to resign as a damage control measure.
Hedge Clippers and the Committee for Better Banks, which held a press conference to promote the report Thursday outside Santander Holdings USA headquarters in Boston, are asking the bank to refund the underwriting fees it charged Puerto Rico and urging Garcia and Gonzalez to resign from the fiscal control board.
After the death of an Israeli border policeman the head of the IDF's southern command, Brigadier-General Yom-Tov Samia, threatened to resign if the government kept control of the tomb, since retaining control of it was 'patently illegal.' Prime Minister Ehud Barak eventually complied with the request and the site was handed over to the Palestinian police on October 7, 2000.
The protesters want Yingluck Shinawatra's government to resign, saying it is controlled by her brother - ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
