11.   Forgione, a former U.S. education commissioner for statistics, abruptly withdrew his candidacy Tuesday afternoon in the midst of discussions on a three-year contract.

12.   Friday, Goldstein withdrew his candidacy after disclosures that he had provided inaccurate or misleading information on such issues as his age, marriages, health and education.

13.   He withdrew his candidacy after an ethics complaint was filed against him with the Minnesota Office of Lawyer Professional Responsibility.

14.   Instead Anderson implied that he would consider withdrawing his candidacy if Kennedy became the Democratic nominee instead of Carter.

15.   Since the leaders of these parties then withdrew their candidacies for the prime ministership, the field was clear for Netanyahu.

16.   The choice adds uncertainty to the situation at the New York Philharmonic, where Muti withdrew his candidacy in July after being courted quite publicly.

17.   The other candidate, Kim Chul-su, a South Korean economist, withdrew his candidacy Tuesday.

18.   The upshot was that the Bibi bill passed, but Netanyahu declined to run under it and withdrew his candidacy.

19.   When concerns about patronage and possible conflicts of interest arose, Goldstein withdrew his candidacy.