1.   Gittins leapt to his feet and demanded dismissal of the charges because of prosecutorial misconduct.

2.   Seleznyov blamed the chief of staff, Anatoly B. Chubais, for the decision and demanded his dismissal.

3.   The Cabinet shake-up was an effort to mollify the Russian parliament, which has been demanding the dismissal of Chubais in the wake of the scandal.

4.   The dismissals were demanded by Prime Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev, who had threatened to resign.

5.   A police officer was arrested after the incident, but Gonaives citizens demanded the dismissal of police chief Edouard Petithomme.

6.   A police officer was arrested after the incident, but Gonaives residents demanded the dismissal of Police Chief Edouard Petithomme.

7.   As a delaying tactic, the opposition submitted a motion demanding the dismissal of the head of the parliamentary committee that approved the bill Monday night.

8.   Arab leaders, in turn, accused the police commander of northern Israel, a region with a large Arab population, of racism and demanded his dismissal.

9.   Coalition members have previously demanded the dismissal of opposition governments, but they have not been as insistent as Jayalalitha.

10.   Critics insist he plans to tamper with the vote and demand his dismissal.