noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
call for sb’s resignation
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Opposition parties called for the President’s resignation.
tendered...resignation
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Minton tendered her resignation on Friday.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
immediate
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Perhaps his almost immediate resignation reflects the embarrassment which he has brought upon himself.
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Tens of thousands of protesters were marching toward the presidential palace to demand his immediate resignation .
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In these circumstances immediate resignation was the only course open to Asquith.
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With barely a quarter of the total vote, Netanyahu's overwhelming personal defeat led to his immediate resignation from political life.
mass
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Discussion of mass resignation and letters to the papers.
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The mass resignations from the junta in January 1980 included the Minister of Education.
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The dispute led to mass resignations among the nursing staff and the closure of the 70-bed unit for two months last year.
■ NOUN
letter
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After two hours, he went back to the Treasury and wrote his resignation letter .
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After her first year at the White House, she wrote President Clinton a resignation letter .
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Speculating about their answers is pointless yet it is inevitable when Mr Garel-Jones's resignation letter crosses the boundary of credulity.
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Lou-Ann Preble, sent out a stinging resignation letter , alleging numerous violations of campaign finance laws.
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I dictated a resignation letter to my secretary.
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He singled out fears about regional policy in his resignation letter and in conversations.
speech
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It was the most dramatic and outspoken resignation speech in living memory.
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Dowlin said in his resignation speech .
■ VERB
accept
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How different things are now than in 1992, when President Bush refused to accept the resignation of Adm.
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It is with regret that we had to accept the resignation of three industry members due to difficult trading conditions.
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But the council, the majority of which backs Byrd, never accepted the resignation , an apparent violation of state law.
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Finally, on June 29, Pérez accepted the resignations of six Cabinet ministers and five more junior government members.
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As of late Wednesday, Robinson was still on the job, and Brown had not decided whether to accept the resignation .
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As Prime Minister he accepted the resignation of his Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1958 rather than agree to modest public expenditure cuts.
announce
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Resignation as Solidarity chairman Walesa announced his resignation as leader of Solidarity at a meeting of its national executive on Dec. 12.
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Floyd Flake went to his church Sunday to announce his resignation from Congress so he could devote more time to his congregation.
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Mr Parker, who announced his resignation last week, unveiled pre-tax profits of £2.3m for the first six months of 1993.
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Royals, a longtime commissioner, announced his resignation earlier this month.
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Veteran politician Ezer Weizmann announced his resignation from the Knesset on Feb. 4.
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Under pressure, Attorney General Meese announced his resignation .
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It was widely believed that had Mr Dempsey not announced his resignation he would have been forced to step down.
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Even after announcing his resignation , Mr Frohnmayer is besieged.
call
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At the end a section of the Coleraine fans called for the resignation of manager Billy Sinclair.
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The report called for the resignation of those men and others.
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The protest focused on high rents and called for the resignation of township councillors.
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Three weeks later, the National Organization for Women called for his resignation .
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The Campus called for Jeffries' resignation , citing his nonstop meddling in student government.
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In recent months opposition parties, hostile to his pervasive influence, had called for his resignation .
demand
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They also demanded the resignation of Kabardino-Balkaria's President, Valery Kokov, who had introduced the state of emergency.
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Bao Dai, isolated and confused in his palace in Hue, had received a message from the Vietminh demanding his resignation .
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Opposition groups met on March 23 and demanded the President's resignation .
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On Dec. 21 over 20,000 protested in Bucharest demanding the resignation of Iliescu and the government.
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Izvestiya of June 18 reported that the Supreme Soviet was being picketed by protesters demanding the government's resignation and early elections.
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Tens of thousands of protesters were marching toward the presidential palace to demand his immediate resignation .
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Instead, the pitch was taken over by massed Southend fans demanding the resignation of chairman Vic Jobson.
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As his more vocal opponents began to demand his resignation , Wahid insisted he still had Megawati's support.
follow
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Aimless minutes of hand wringing and expletives, followed by resignation .
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He had already become Curate of Denton in 1751, following on Dale's resignation of that post.
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Brian Faulkner thereupon resigned as leader of the Unionist party and this was followed by further resignations .
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The announcement was followed by the collective resignation of the remaining nine Labour ministers.
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Mr Major and Mr Lamont spent the months following his resignation seeking to undo the consequent inflationary damage.
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This remained the leitmotif of a torrent of radio, television and newspaper interviews Heseltine gave in the days following his resignation .
force
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Such an event must force either the resignation of the government or an immediate general election.
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This would have forced the resignation of many of the League's leading members who were closely associated with the Communists.
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To them, the Watergate scandal that forced his resignation is distant history.
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Several attempts to force Nabiyev's resignation had already failed before he was eventually ousted.
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Carlson agrees that the law treats a forced resignation as a termination.
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In the interview, Dole said he did not force the resignation of Mary Matalin as his campaign strategist.
hand
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She toyed uncertainly with the idea of handing in her resignation today.
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He handed in his resignation , then founded the Carthusian order in the Grande Chartreuse, near Grenoble.
lead
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The influential role played by President Francesco Cossiga in events leading to Andreotti's resignation drew criticism from some political quarters.
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The public outcry over the massacre led to the resignation March 12 of state Gov.
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His inability to keep his hands to himself had led to her resignation .
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In so doing he triggered a theological storm that led to his resignation .
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His move led to the resignation of his defence minister and many senior generals.
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With barely a quarter of the total vote, Netanyahu's overwhelming personal defeat led to his immediate resignation from political life.
offer
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He had already offered his resignation , twice, and Mr Malik had simply ignored it.
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The previous head, Gazi Ercel, offered his resignation after the financial turmoil.
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Miss Bhutto gave Mr Ishaq an excuse to dissolve parliament by offering the resignation of her party's members of parliament.
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Brooke subsequently apologized and offered his resignation , but this was rejected by the Prime Minister, John Major.
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Yesterday, having recovered sufficiently to return to his hotel, he attempted to withdraw from international judo by offering his resignation .
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He allegedly offered his resignation but it was refused, according to reports, because that would be an admission of guilt.
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On hearing this, Yamamoto offered his resignation but this too was rejected.
precipitate
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The violent communal riots of 1969 precipitated his resignation as Prime Minister in 1970.
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If this was their intention, they succeeded - by precipitating his resignation .
submit
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The whole Cabinet immediately submitted their resignations , but Mamedov reportedly persuaded them to stay in their posts.
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The council requested that Arista and Anaya inform President Herrera that in view of the circumstances the council must submit its resignation .
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Just eight days after Clinton signed, Downs submitted his resignation .
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On May 28, 1890, Taylor submitted his resignation from Midvale, effective October 1.
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Although this agreement averted a government crisis, Marjanne Sint submitted her resignation as PvdA chair over the issue on Aug. 30.
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He submitted his resignation as mayor in May 1995, shortly after being incarcerated.
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He submitted his resignation to Roh on July 5, but the President refused to accept it.
tender
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East resigned, Rowlands returned, but not until the junior vice-president, Rhys Williams, had tendered his resignation .
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The following day, a Friday, Buell Gallagher tendered his resignation as president, effective Monday.
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Disillusioned with managing the national team, Andy Beattie chose the most inappropriate moment to tender his resignation .
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Wang had tendered his resignation on Oct. 7 following widespread public and cross-party criticism of his controversial proposal for land tax reforms.
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Piqued, Falkenhayn tendered his resignation to the Kaiser, but it was rejected.
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He was successful, and tendered his resignation from Stockport with effect from 31st October.
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Previously Bank vice-president, he succeeded Wladyslaw Baka, who had tendered his resignation on Jan. 17.
write
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After two hours, he went back to the Treasury and wrote his resignation letter.
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After her first year at the White House, she wrote President Clinton a resignation letter.
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He returned to his office to write his letter of resignation and clear his desk.
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I write my letter of resignation .
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Leapor writes with pity and resignation .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"All we can do now is wait," Lee said with resignation .
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a letter of resignation
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Wong's sudden resignation was announced at the meeting.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Full of resignation , Isaac obeyed.
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He returned to his office to write his letter of resignation and clear his desk.
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In some ways, the instability of national politics was mirrored in the resignations which occurred in the M. C. R. Executive.
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Perhaps my resignation will carry the day.
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The council requested that Arista and Anaya inform President Herrera that in view of the circumstances the council must submit its resignation .
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Tom and Dennis advised me to get my version of my resignation on the record.
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Upton Southern shed 5p to 40p in reaction to the chairman's resignation over a policy disagreement.