1.   But Dole rebuffed calls that he resign as majority leader because he is too busy campaigning.

2.   Chairman Sam Smith has since resigned as have three non-executive directors.

3.   Dickins has been resisting external pressure to resign as the head of the organization.

4.   He resigned as chairman, but stayed on as an instructor.

5.   He resigned as Conservative party chairman.

6.   He resigned as Foreign Minister in late October, and secretarial staff got as far as clearing out his offices.

7.   He resigned as Governor of Punjab in August.

8.   Mr Haider resigned as party leader in April in the hope that sanctions would be lifted.

9.   Mr Takeshita was damaged by the scandal and had to resign as prime minister.