11.   Its abrupt withdrawal sparked fierce criticism of the British government for what many people perceived as its mishandling of the issue.

12.   President-elect Bush moved quickly on Wednesday in search of a new candidate for labor secretary after the abrupt withdrawal of his first choice.

13.   The cascading effect of the abrupt withdrawal of money needed to fund economic growth has caused stock markets to gyrate wildly across Asia, Europe and the Americas.

14.   These were due primarily to the abrupt withdrawal of trading or margined lines.

15.   Although the abrupt withdrawal was one of the biggest yet by the Russians, there seemed little hope it would end the fighting.