1.   He said he was resigning to spare his family further agony.

2.   Roeller said he resigned to spare the bank damage from the investigation.

3.   He had faced overwhelming pressure to resign to spare NATO the ordeal of having its top official under indictment.

4.   On Tuesday, Mohammad Taslimuddin, a junior minister in the Interior Ministry, resigned to spare the government further turmoil over his alleged involvement in a kidnapping.

5.   Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday demanding Estrada resign to spare the country from a prolonged political crisis that could devastate its already ailing economy.

6.   They said they resigned to spare their superiors embarrassment while they fight the allegations.