31.   Murray was named acting chief last October after Gen. Jean Boyle resigned following nine days of grilling before the Somalia inquiry.

32.   Roed-Larsen resigned following a relentless news media probe that raised questions about his decade-old investments, tax breaks and sloppy management.

33.   Prime minister triumphs, opposition leader resigns following election.

34.   Pua took over the Uruguayan team on an interim basis last February after Daniel Passarella resigned following a dispute with local clubs over the availability of several top players.

35.   Since January, three bishops -- in the United States, Poland and Ireland -- have resigned following allegations of sexual abuse.

36.   Some PDS politicians also have been forced to resign following revelations about their earlier work with the dreaded East German secret police.

37.   The French franc fell after Madelin resigned following a dispute over stripping government workers of their fringe benefits.

38.   The narrow margin and the lackluster performance will increase pressure on coach Glenn Hoddle to resign following the third pitiful performances in a row.

39.   The past two chairmen have both resigned following electoral defeats, and newspapers speculated Lin may have felt pressured into abiding by that established practice.

40.   The post has been vacant since Kwasniewski, the former party leader, resigned following his victory over Walesa.