(1) The evidence – which was obtained through an ongoing criminal investigation – was then put to McRoberts by the NT government “and his reaction was to resign”.
(2) At the end of the year, however, Hugh Davies QC, deputy counsel to the inquiry, also resigned.
(3) A “significant” number of resignations from the party had come in on Tuesday and Giles queried whether the CLP still had the 500 members it needs to remain registered.
(4) Weiner resigned in 2011 after sending a picture of himself in his underwear to a 21-year-old woman in Seattle that subsequently ended up on the internet.
(5) The publicity surrounding the Rotherham child exploitation scandal, which triggered the resignation of Shaun Wright, the previous PCC, did not translate into a high turnout, with only 14.65% of the electorate casting a vote.
(6) Despite tthree resignations and his reputation as a tribal operator in the Blair-Brown wars, however, his belief in the party he joined on his 15th birthday is undimmed.
(7) Alec played a role in the resignation of the UK defence secretary Liam Fox last year over his close ties to his friend Adam Werritty.
(8) Criminal court charges leave me no choice but to resign as a magistrate Read more “This is a terrible piece of legislation introduced through the back door,” he wrote.
(9) Sir James Crosby, the chief executive until 2006, was forced to resign as deputy chairman of the Financial Services Authority after the Treasury select committee produced allegations by a whistleblower that the bank was "going too fast".
(10) Lord Foster, the architect, who was ennobled in 1999, and Lord Bagri, the Indian metal magnate, resigned last night.
(11) The Labour party erupted into open civil war as Ed Miliband loyalists and supporters of Johann Lamont, the Scottish Labour leader who resigned this weekend, exchanged accusations and insults.
(12) For a while yesterday, Hazel Blears's selfishly-timed resignation with her rude "rock the boat" brooch send shudders of revulsion through some in the party.
(13) One hundred days from Rio, Britain’s national cycling team has been thrown into chaos following the sudden resignation of its head, technical director Shane Sutton , as allegations of bullying and discrimination against women and Paralympians accumulated on Wednesday.
(14) Government ministers and officials are distressed that the home secretary's resignation has failed to stem the tide of fresh allegation and counter allegation between the protaganists and a number of potentially damaging questions still hang over the visa affair.
(15) Yesterday the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott, resigned.
(16) Less than five months after the release of Closer to the Truth, the singer seems resigned to the album's current profile, tweeting, "It's OK".
(17) Conservative MPs and constituency chairmen have been handling hundreds of complaints from grassroots activists angry at David Cameron's desire to legalise gay marriage amid further defections from the party and resignations among rank and file members.
(18) As a result, on 10 November, George Entwistle resigned as BBC director general .
(19) Blatter announced his decision to resign during a hastily scheduled press conference, stating he will leave Fifa after 17 years at the helm.
(20) Just after Louise Mensch asked Rupert Murdoch if he'd considered resigning over phone hacking, she received the sort of email that would chill the blood of any wannabe government minister.
Retiring
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retire
(a.) Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners.
(a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement.
Example Sentences:
(1) Peter retired in 1998, when he was appointed CBE for his services to drama.
(2) He was very touched that President Nicolas Sarkozy came out to the airport to meet us, even after Madiba retired.
(3) The authors studied 84 randomly selected participants who live in retirement communities to discover factors leading to successful completion of a wellness enhancing program.
(4) The results indicate that the legislated increase in the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits beginning in the 21st century will have relatively small effects on the ages of retirement and benefit acceptance.
(5) ... and the #housingstrategy on Twitter: Robin Macfarlane, a retired businessman: @MacfarlaneRobin House building should have been on the agenda from day one.
(6) He continued: "I don't think there could be a better move for me: to retire from one of the world's best football clubs at the end of the season and then join one of the world's best broadcasters.
(7) Emily Stow London • Until I retired a year ago I was a consultant anaesthetist with a special interest in obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia.
(8) Nearly half do not plan to retire from medical work.
(9) The statutory age of retirement for clergy is 70, although vicars’ terms can be extended by his or her bishop.
(10) The exercise comes at a sensitive time for Poland’s military, following the sacking or forced retirement of a quarter of the country’s generals since the nationalist Law and Justice government came to power in October last year.
(11) I'm just saying, in your … Instagrams, you don't have to have yourself with, walking with black people.” The male voice singles out Magic Johnson, the retired basketball star and investor: "Don't put him on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me.
(12) The Dacre review panel, which included Sir Joseph Pilling, a retired senior civil servant, and the historian Prof Sir David Cannadine, said Britain now had one of the "less liberal" regimes in Europe for access to confidential government papers and that reform was needed to restore some trust between politicians and people.
(13) Paddy Crerand was interviewed on Irish radio station Newstalk this morning and was in complete denial that Ferguson was about to retire.
(14) I am one of those retired civil servants who has not received my pension.
(15) The analysis of four surveys on elder people shows that health, income, social integration, knowledge about aging, plans for retirement, good ecological conditions, life satisfaction, and a low age seem to be general resources.
(16) The study population included 59 active workers (81 percent participation in this group) and 29 workers who were retired or inactive due to illness (69% participation).
(17) The four members of the committee are all masters of wine, and the chairman is a retired diplomat, Sir David Wright.
(18) It was sparked by Ferguson's decision to sue Magnier over the lucrative stud fees now being earned by retired racehorse Rock of Gibraltar, which the Scot used to co-own.
(19) downward occupational and downward social drift, premature retirement and achievement of the expected social development.
(20) Crocker had retired from the government in April 2009, becoming dean of the Bush school of government and public service at Texas A&M University.