Six council officers resigned in protest and the incident made national news.

The publisher of the trade division resigned, apparently in protest.

That vote was 11 to 7, and one minister subsequently resigned in protest.

But when their manager resigned in protest, they walked out.

Some members of the movement resigned in protest, holding too much at stake.

Two of the board's 40 members have resigned in protest.

Last summer, he said, "I ultimately decided to resign in protest."

Two members of the board who were not at the meeting have resigned in protest.

On March 8, after he decided not to do so, two senior editors resigned in protest.

When the smoke cleared, three members of the association board had resigned in protest.