41.   Barton said the international staff were pulled out on Saturday on the advice of the UN security coordinator.

42.   But eight of the participants pulled out on Saturday, leaving outgoing military president Colonel Azali Assoumani in a one-horse race.

43.   Chechen separatist guerrillas launched a major assault on Russian troops and Moscow-backed Chechen police early Wednesday and pulled out on Sunday.

44.   D.A. Weibring pulled away on the back nine Sunday to win the Greater Hartford Open golf tournament by four strokes over former US Open champion Tom Kite.

45.   The secretary was the first foreign dignitary to tour the West Bank oasis since Israeli forces pulled out on Friday in line with the PLO autonomy deal.

46.   Sampras pulled out on Thursday because of a wrist injury he picked up at the recent Lipton tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida.

47.   Sister Serena pulled out on Monday with an ankle injury.

48.   The event has already lost one draw, with Welshman Ian Woosnam pulling out on Monday because of a back injury.