He was not actually dismissed from the service, though it was because of alcohol that he was asked to volunteer his own early resignation.

Mr. Lee's early resignation as co-chief executive had become widely expected.

Had the "no" vote won, though, he would also have faced demands for an early resignation.

However, her early resignation created the vacancy filled by Saxton.

There are other problems as well, including the earlier resignation of a minister and continuing disarray among his center-right allies.

Protesters demanded President Akayev's early resignation and the cancellation of the fraudulent election results.

However, a series of political conflicts led to his early resignation.

The Primate serves until age 70, or earlier resignation.

The unexpectedly early resignation is the clearest sign yet of turmoil in the top ranks of Germany's third-largest bank.

An early resignation, he said, would create a political vacuum.