Gates one-upped that by stepping down altogether from his day job as CEO of Microsoft.
The BBC apologized to McAlpine, and now Entwistle has underscored the gesture by stepping down in the ultimate attempt to limit the damage.
He freed himself up for the girls by stepping down a rung at the commercial insurer where he works and giving up the management track.
By stepping down, Benedict is teaching us all about recognizing one's own limits at a time when more people than ever are living to a very old age.
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Samsung also tells us the i3 version is rated for the same 5.2 hours of battery life, so it's not like you'll enjoy a longer runtime by stepping down to a weaker processor.
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He smashed Panesar out of the attack by stepping down the wicket to fire two sixes over long-on, and signalled his intentions for Kevin Pietersen by ordering a new bat when the Hampshire batsman was brought on for his occasional off-spin.
The resignation was marked by the papal Swiss Guards stepping down from their posts at Castel Gandolfo to return to the Vatican.
Ms Morales said she was stepping down because the ruling by the Council of State had undermined her position.
UCL's Atheist, Secularist and Humanist society said its president Robbie Yellon was stepping down to be replaced by former vice president Michael Thor.
He says his decision to begin stepping down now is inspired by Chinese history, specifically the Qianlong Emperor, who ruled from 1736 until 1796, when he was 84 years old.
Because of this, some observers said they weren't surprised by Wednesday's news that Jobs was stepping down as Apple's CEO.
General Stan McChrystal, Gen Petraeus' predecessor as Nato commander in Kabul, also suffered a public fall from grace in 2010, stepping down after staff members were quoted by Rolling Stone magazine being critical about the Obama administration.
Acting Chief Constable Nigel Arnold, who is stepping down from the post, said the cuts by the Home Office were "very disappointing".
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The bigger news, long term, is that Eric Schmidt is stepping down as chief executive, and will be replaced by cofounder Larry Page.
The Belgian will serve his final four years, which takes him through the London 2012 Olympics before stepping down in 2013, after being re-elected by 88 votes to one.
Shell published a summary of the report's final version on Monday, along with the news of Ms Boynton stepping down. (Shell says it was asked by American regulators not to reveal the full report, raising speculation that the Department of Justice may be planning criminal prosecutions).
Thompson is stepping down from his role in September and will be succeeded by the BBC's current director of Vision, George Entwistle.
The brother of the German-born Pope said the pontiff had been advised by his doctor not to take any more transatlantic trips and had been considering stepping down for months.
Earlier the pontiff's brother, Georg Ratzinger, said the Pope had been advised by his doctor not to take any more transatlantic trips and had been considering stepping down for months.
Speaking to the BBC from his home in Regensburg, Germany, Georg Ratzinger said his brother had been advised by his doctor not to take any more transatlantic trips and had been considering stepping down for months.
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If approved by the senate, Lew would take over from Geithner, who has told his boss he would be stepping down following one of the most taxing tenures in the history of the Treasury department, rather than serve in a second Obama term.
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Liddy is stepping down in January (he will remain as chairman), to be succeeded as chief executive by kindred spirit Wilson, meaning any large strategic shift is unlikely.
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