Sentence examples for stand down from a from inspiring English sources

David Blunkett is right when he urges Mr Livingstone to stand down from a role he is yet to take up.

The prime minister's spokesman said Sir Gus felt it was "the right time" to stand down from a role he has held for six years.

But the category is a rare bright spot in an otherwise stagnant tablet market, and Samsung's never been one to stand down from a challenge.

"He is direct and frank in dealing with people, doesn't stand down from a confrontation, and doesn't worry about hurting someone's feelings.

Mr Murdoch stood down from a management role at News Corp in 2005 but still sits on the board of his father's business.

When the All Black scrum-half Aaron Smith was stood down from a Test against South Africa last month, after entering a toilet for disabled people at Christchurch airport with an unnamed woman, it made headlines beyond New Zealand.

I must say he was disappointed, but very nice, he said: 'Criquette, I understand perfectly, it's not the first time I've been stood down from a horse and I do understand.' "I didn't want him to feel bad because it was not his fault.

A councillor has stood down from a committee following criticism that Sandwell Council sold an office cheaply to his son.

Earlier this year, Cecilia Vaca Jones stood down from a powerful and highly unusual position in the government of Ecuador.

Mark Thompson will gracefully stand down from the BBC.

If Turner needed encouragement, she must have found it in the public reaction and support ast year when she suffered a serious fall and was initially stood down from racing for a year.