11.   Directors, who had hired the chief executive, forced his resignation after only a year.

12.   Earlier this week, he held meetings with the three small parties, known as the Clover Alliance, whose rebellion had forced his resignation.

13.   In October, it forced the resignation of chief executive Michael C. Hawley.

14.   In Turkey, the secular military pressured Erbakan, who heads an Islamist party, to crack down on displays of Islam, and has now forced his resignation.

15.   Kim immediately forced the resignation of the mayor of Seoul, Lee Won-jong.

16.   Last week Todd forced the resignation of Larry Ivy, the Kentucky athletic director.

17.   Last year military commanders orchestrated a campaign that forced the resignation of Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, who advocated a greater role for religion in public life.

18.   Matos Azocar said the failure of opposition parties to force his resignation was a victory for the government.

19.   Nor did he address the sex scandal that forced the resignation of a cardinal and which remains a deeply contested issue.