1.   Pressure from the chief minister of Maharashtra state persuaded him to retract the resignation later in the day.

2.   The letter retracting the resignation was sent Monday to Capt. George Aliano, the patrol captain of the division.

3.   Party leaders persuaded him to retract the resignation.

4.   Party leaders mobbed him on the podium and persuaded him to retract the resignation.

5.   Mahathir retracted the resignation an hour later after party leaders begged him to stay.

6.   She has resisted repeated appeals by party bosses to retract her resignation.

7.   The Dutch government formally retracted its resignation Tuesday, ending a bitter conflict over referendum voting rights which brought down the three-party ruling coalition three weeks ago.

8.   The Italian-born widow of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi retracted her resignation after her most vocal critics were expelled from the party.

9.   Watched by millions of Malaysians on national television, party leaders mobbed him at the podium and convinced him to retract the resignation.

10.   Haider had looked set to retract his resignation earlier Sunday after listing conditions on which he would return to national politics in an interview with the populist daily Krone.