31.   The mayor did not actually dismiss Bratton, and on Wednesday he denied that he forced the resignation that the police commissioner submitted on Tuesday.

32.   The most likely penalties range from reprimand to censure, which would force his resignation as speaker.

33.   The new coalition government Friday forced the resignation of the unpopular head of the secret police, Bashkim Gazidede.

34.   The mayor also forced the resignation of the deputy commissioner for public information, John Miller.

35.   The murder inquiry has been repeatedly sidetracked by disputes and scandals that have forced the resignations of a justice minister, a police chief and other officials.

36.   The scandal forced the resignation of his two bosses and eventually the president of Codelco, Alejandro Noemi.

37.   The Thyssen case comes months after similar charges of misdirected funds in eastern Germany forced the resignation of Friedrich Hennemann, chief executive of the shipbuilder Bremer Vulkan Verbund.

38.   The Thyssen case comes only months after similar charges of misdirected funds in East Germany forced the resignation of Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG Chief Executive Friedrich Hennemann.

39.   The White House forced the resignation of Defense Secretary Les Aspin last year.

40.   They were especially startling because Yilmaz rose to power after a military-led drive forced the resignation of his religiously oriented predecessor, Necmettin Erbakan.