Sentence examples for were asked to resign from inspiring English sources

But Shell has had little to say about why its top executive, Sir Philip Watts, and its head of exploration and production, Walter van de Vijver, were asked to resign on March 3. Questions about the resignations have been referred to a committee of nonexecutive directors from the two component companies.

I had several friends who were asked to resign".

His clients were asked to resign from the firm on Tuesday, he said.

Additionally, more than 1,500 university deans were asked to resign.

Half of the three dozen staff members were asked to resign.

Of the 61 directors who failed to get majority approval, only six actually stepped down or were asked to resign.

But in a brief telephone interview later Wednesday Mulcahy said, "I was asked to resign this afternoon, but I did not offer my resignation".

Sure enough, he was asked to resign.

Krause was asked to resign.

He is the fourth cabinet member to have been asked to resign in recent months.

(Cummins, who had been asked to resign months earlier, finally did so the following day).