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The phrase "to the point of resignation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone has become so frustrated or overwhelmed that they are ready to give up or accept defeat. Example: "After months of trying to resolve the issue, she felt defeated, to the point of resignation."
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I've reflected almost to the point of resignation.
The recent precedent of Colin Powell's reluctant support for the Iraq war shows how important it can be for the secretary to stand up to the White House — even to the point of resignation, as Cyrus Vance did in 1980 over a disagreement with Jimmy Carter.
In the dispute that followed, Markham argued that Scott's command of the whole expedition must be total and unambiguous, and Scott himself was insistent on this to the point of resignation.
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It's easy to get frustrated to the point of total resignation after a one-two punch like the Harris and Hobby Lobby decisions.
The Ukrainian featherweight, who dazzled his opponent to the point of embarrassment and resignation, fairly lays claim to Mayweather's crown as the best pure boxer on the planet.
As the years advance and attitudes become intractable to the point of unsustainability, more heartbreaking than the bitterness is the resignation: you are listening to Sharon Van Etten.
Look at the Observer's report, it said, in which is was claimed that some 20 shadow ministers were on the point of calling for Miliband's resignation.
In May 2017, Trump reportedly attacked Sessions in an Oval Office meeting, to the point that Sessions sent a letter of resignation to the White House.
The next day at the White House the pair, saying they were only reporting "feelings and opinions of men in the army," pointed to the rising numbers of resignations and desertions and asked for an outside party to gauge morale in the camps and review Burnside's performance.
And it's this analysis of Israeli society and his own privilege within it that forms the starting point of his resignation.
A letter of resignation is generally very brief and to the point.
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to the point of intoxication
to the point of consumption
to the point of boredom
to the point of exhaustion
to the point of injury
to the point of incoherence
to the point of excess
to the point of delusion
to the point of depression
to the point of irrelevance
to the point of violence
to the point of unconsciousness
to the point of failure
to the point of destruction
to the point of invisibility
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com