1.   At the hearing, before Judge Daniel A. Meisner, Butt accepted what is called a voluntary departure order.

2.   BellSouth hopes to do the bulk of the job cuts without layoffs by encouraging either early retirement or voluntary departure in exchange for a severance package.

3.   But injuries, ineligibilities, dismissals and voluntary departures have claimed more than one in every three of those signees.

4.   Citing the deteriorating political situation in Venezuela, the State Department on Tuesday authorized the voluntary departure of all embassy personnel in non-emergency positions.

5.   It was described as a voluntary departure at the time, and Dillenberg boasted that he was a finalist for a similar job in Texas.

6.   More of this drama must play out before a voluntary presidential departure would be appropriate.

7.   Shiltgen also noted that Tedeeva could have spared herself some misery by agreeing to voluntary departure months ago and applying for an immigrant visa.

8.   So they will be listed among the voluntary departures rather than the deported.

9.   The agreement to voluntary departure, he said, shows that the officials have concluded those people are not terrorists.

10.   The company hopes to achieve the reductions through early retirement by employees and through voluntary departures.