Meanings of resigning for in English

Dial is resigning for personal reasons and will become a senior adviser, the bank said.

Brown is resigning for personal reasons after 12 years at the agent and seven years in charge.

Dhombres was less than convinced by Tenet's tearful announcement that he was resigning for "family reasons".

Mr Ferry is resigning for health and personal reasons after recent criticism by some GRA divisions of his leadership.

Popes usually reign for life but Benedict, 83, has not ruled out the possibility of resigning for health reasons.

Mr Johnson has served on the commission since it was established in September 1997 and is resigning for "career reasons".

She copped criticism then for not sacking him (while Scotland's chief medical officer was resigning for similar breaches to Clark's).

Insisting he had been considering resigning for some time the Balbriggan councillor said today he did not consider Mr Kenny an alternative Taoiseach.

"He is resigning for conscience' sake."