41.   It withdrew the threat on Friday.

42.   It took hours of negotiations and intense international pressure to make Croat nationalists withdraw their threat to boycott the ballot nationwide.

43.   Romanian national team coach Angel Iordanescu said Thursday he had withdrawn his threat to resign over corruption in the national league.

44.   Some U.N. officials have speculated that the United States might withdraw its threat if President Clinton wins re-election in November.

45.   Thackeray later withdrew the threat under pressure from Vajpayee.

46.   The Croatian leader withdrew a threat not to proceed with the elections until Karadzic and Gen. Ratko Mladic were apprehended.

47.   The boycott threat was withdrawn Friday, when IOC president Jacques Rogge met with the South Korean delegation.

48.   The group withdrew its threats under pressure from the Indian prime minister and cricket fans, but police were taking no chances.

49.   The highland areas plan apparently satisfied a protester outside government house, who withdrew his threat to hang himself with a chain from a tree.

50.   The government withdrew the threat Wednesday after a meeting between Khieu Kanharith and Fitzgerald.