21.   But like Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, an interim president who resigned on Sunday, Duhalde had to contend with some stubborn resistance within his own party.

22.   But on Friday, he joined the coup plotters and on Monday resigned his seat in disgrace.

23.   But the agreement fell apart last October when Cedras refused to resign on the date he had agreed to.

24.   Cardenas resigned on Tuesday as mayor of Mexico City to launch his third bid presidential bid.

25.   Chaney, who inherited the position when Jeff Van Gundy resigned unexpectedly on Saturday, was endorsed heartily by Knicks players.

26.   Charges of conflict of interest immediately arose, and John Conyers, a Democratic congressman from Michigan, asked Selig to resign on Wednesday.

27.   Confusing matters further, the administrators brought in to run Ansett, PricewaterhouseCoopers, resigned on Monday under pressure from unions over a claimed conflict of interest.

28.   David Trimble, the chief minister of the province, says that he will resign on Sunday unless the IRA begins to disarm.

29.   De la Rua called on his entire Cabinet to resign on Saturday night after the resignation of the economy minister, Jose Luis Machinea.

30.   Esprit de Corp., the closely held apparel manufacturer, said Wednesday that David Folkman, its president and chief executive, resigned on Monday.