“The sudden resignation of a director should arouse your suspicion, as should significant changes in buying patterns.”

“It was from an old employee of the Patent Office, offering his resignation to the head of the department.”

“Across the Western world, commentators of various sorts have noted this growing public resignation to powerlessness.”

“It fostered a certain resignedness, but also a great pride in its tenacity.”

“They all walked to their cars in various stages of grumpiness and resignedness.”

“Moreover, the film has a sort of resignedness to it...a man comes, stays, then leaves.”

“Any member of the council which, without excuse, will not have attended three consecutive meetings, could be regarded as resigner.”

“Though he was an MP for a family borough from 1853 and in Derby's cabinet in 1866, his prickliness and rigidity made him an awkward colleague and a natural resigner.”

“Such resignations are rare, but when they do occur they usually damage the government and Prime Minister, at least for a time, and rarely advance the career of the resigner.”

“Several high-profile resignations and retirements have hit hospitals in recent months.”

“Meanwhile, we hear about low-level resignations, official investigations and proposals for blue-ribbon commissions.”

“In a brief, grim speech to the nation late on Saturday, the president did not say if he accepted their resignations.”

“Well, if we take the 121 rebels, plus the 5 or 6 resigners, we're looking at some increase on that basis alone.”

“I usually think people should fight their corner, and I find reasons to suspect the motives of dramatic resigners, grandstanding and all that.”

“But the real trouble was that even before joining they were busy bickering with each other, and they carried right on: the two resigners had been squabbling for months.”