21.   After forcing out Mahuad on Friday, the general in charge of a provisional junta stepped down early Saturday, allowing Vice President Gustavo Noboa to claim the presidency.

22.   Alkins, in fact, nearly stepped down last November after the death of his father.

23.   Bush named him to replace former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who stepped down last month after eight tumultuous years.

24.   But it has suffered since the previous director, Dr. Harold E. Varmus, stepped down two years ago.

25.   But the Democrat, Lois Capps, has pledged to step down herself after six years in office.

26.   But when Ainge took over as head coach of the Suns on Friday, after Cotton Fitzsimmons stepped down, Johnson immediately saw a difference.

27.   Calls by retired military officers for President Suharto to step down also rattled investors.

28.   Choate stepped down last month for personal reasons.

29.   Cassell steps down next March.

30.   Chief Executive Friedrich Hennemann, who had been running the company on a caretaker basis since his resignation in September, stepped down immediately.