11.   President Desmond Hoyte was reported to have accepted the resignation reluctantly, and to have taken temporary charge of the Foreign Affairs portfolio.

12.   Mahathir had been forced to make changes after accepting the resignation from politics of his friend and close colleague, Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin.

13.   President Patricio Aylwin Azcar accepted the resignation of Gen. Fernando Matthei Aubel as C.-in-C.

14.   Also Friday, Acting Deputy Insurance Commissioner Clark Kelso accepted the resignation of Deputy Commissioner Dan Edwards.

15.   And he fairly begged that the mayor not be blamed for accepting his resignation.

16.   And if his resignation were accepted and he never worked as an umpire again?

17.   And the MSG Network, which broadcasts games of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, accepted his resignation.

18.   Arafat has given no public hint of whether he will accept the resignations.

19.   At the news conference, Gaffney said he would replace Dr. Hibberd when her term ends next year, but would also accept her resignation.

20.   Because Ruiz has often clashed with the Vatican, the pope is generally expected to accept the resignation promptly.