He resigned as party leader to take the position of Speaker.

Although there was no evidence that Stanton knew of the violations, he resigned to take responsibility for what happened.

One (marked with *) resigned to take his seat in the Senate.

However, he later resigned to take responsibility for this situation.

He was the president of the board from 2000 until he resigned to take his council seat in 2004.

He resigned from government services to take an active part in politics.

He served as mayor for six months, then resigned to take a long business trip.

The two leaders, resigned to take political acts against their personal wishes, signed off.

Six governors (marked with *) resigned to take a new office.

Another employee, far more marketable than me, resigned to take a better job elsewhere.