Now a new statement has confirmed Mr Rhodes will continue in the role in the interests of "stability".
The newly-elected mayor replaced the previous council leader in 2012 and performs a broader role representing the interests of Bristol residents.
Instead, he's carrying out a dual role: representing the interests of his charities and those of the United Kingdom.
But patients shouldn't be left feeling that commercial interests played any role in the decision.
Rome will attempt to use both its links to the Gadhafi regime and its role in the intervention to carve out a post-conflict mediator role that can protect its interests.
This is possible when you are in a role that engages your strengths and interests.
No doubt, economic interests have played a role in their election.
His reply to talk of a conflict between his media interests and his political role has long been that he is still subject to plenty of criticism.
As the son of a Foreign Service officer, he has a deep respect for the men and women of the State Department -- the role they play in advancing our interests and values, the risks that they undertake and the sacrifices that they make along with their families.
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His Fininvest holding company has AC Milan under its vast umbrella, and in an interview just before his departure he suggested he might become the president of the football club once again - three years after being forced to give up the role due to a conflict of interests in the wake of his 2008 election win.
Rohan Silva, a senior advisor to David Cameron, will leave his role in June to pursue other business interests.
Miliband, a former foreign secretary in Britain's previous Labour government, played a key role in establishing Sunderland's African interests.
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And during that time, my role was to try to bring the interests of small businesses to the discussion.
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"This area became a huge ungoverned area and inside an ungoverned area many, many players want to be inside and want to play their own role and to work for their own interests, " said Gal Hirsch, a reserve Israeli brigadier general who is involved in the military's strategic planning and operations.
National interests can play more of a role in such situations than shareholder value.
It also protects the interests of smaller countries, a role that may become more important if bigger countries' voting weights are increased.
Indeed, in Libya, the United Nations is demonstrating the indispensable role that it can play in advancing our interests and defending our values.
Some of this might be delegated by private interests, though likely in a minority role.
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More alarming for U.S. interests are positive Egyptian attitudes about the role of clergy in government.
And we all have a role to play in encouraging Beijing to define its interests more in terms of common global concerns than merely introspective concerns.
And America's friendship with Britain disqualifies it from pressuring the unionists or from taking centre stage in a way that would seem to usurp Britain's role as sovereign power, or harm British national interests.
Following the High Court case, Mr Hardwick said Mr Rhodes would continue in the role because it was in the police's best interests.
By embracing its values and the leadership role that naturally follows, India can better protect its interests, while undermining China's present advantage in Burma.
Following the High Court case, Mr Hardwick said Mr Rhodes would continue in the role because it was, "in the best interests of Lincolnshire Police".
But this proto-parliament meets for only a week a year, issuing abrupt decrees that reflect its underlying role as a sort of trade union representing entrenched bureaucratic interests.
Mr. Alexander said he would offer a stylistic difference, saying Ms. Gill hadn't played a visible role in her district and accepted campaign donations from special interests such as check-cashing companies and political action committees.
Unions have served a vital role in improving the lot of educators in America, but that does not mean that they will always and forever fulfill that role in a way that is also in the best interests of society at large.
What U.S. interests do you see at stake, and what role is he playing to try and ease the tensions?
Governments have a role to play such as defending their citizens' interests but they should not be allowed the final say over such matters, for creeping state control would suffocate the internet.
John Kerry's strategy in 2004, and Kerry loyalists repeatedly aired in public their view that Edwards would not play the traditional attack dog role with relish because he wanted to protect his future political interests.
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