Example sentences of "to stand down [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PETER Swales announced today that he was ready to stand down as chairman of trouble-torn Manchester City . |
| 2 | MR NEIL KINNOCK and Mr Roy Hattersley — elected on Labour 's so-called ‘ dream ’ leadership ticket almost nine years ago — will announce today that they are to stand down as leader and deputy leader . |
| 3 | Professor Eloff ( Northern Transvaal ) is representing Dr Danie Craven , who has run South African rugby for more than 30 years and is about to stand down on grouds of age and health . |
| 4 | Roy Hattersley is to stand down with Mr Kinnock . |
| 5 | Peter Swales : ‘ waiting for the right offer ’ to stand down at Maine Road |
| 6 | Mrs Grant has decided to stand down from HIE , where she has been on the board since its inception two years ago , because of increasing work commitments . |
| 7 | As part of the deal Mr de Ferranti agreed to stand down in favour of Sir Derek and to allow James Guerin , International Signal 's founder , to come on to the board as deputy chairman . |
| 8 | Even Thatcherite loyalists were reported to be discussing the possibility of persuading her to stand down in favour of Major . |
| 9 | Here the combined efforts of Richard Acland , Liberal MP for a neighbouring constituency , and the local Left Book Club helped to persuade the local Liberal and Labour parties to stand down in favour of Vernon Bartlett , a journalist , broadcaster and former employee of the LNU . |
| 10 | The candidate who took third place in the first round , however , Manandafy Rakotonirina , was expected to stand down in favour of Zafy . |