Her retirement leaves five family members on the 16-member board.

In this respect, Thompson's retirement, whenever it takes place, will leave a tremendous - and troubling - void.

In addition, the coming retirement of baby boomers may leave many companies short of qualified workers.

The retirement of the M110 system left many National Guard units without a mission.

Dr. Forbes acknowledged that his retirement left the church at a critical juncture.

Their retirement leaves the team with two openings for international players.

The retirement of the shuttle mission leaves a gap in the space programme.

Kelly's retirement left Phillips as the senior member of the legislature in his final two years in office.

Mr. Robuchon's retirement from the kitchen did not exactly leave him with much time for needlepoint.

Ted Hill's retirement in 1986 and death in 1988 left the party with no recognised public figure.