31.   Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka resigned on Wednesday to take responsibility for the arrest of the two bank inspectors.

32.   Falk was hot and resigned on the spot.

33.   Flynn said he threatened to resign on the spot if Clinton did not make the call.

34.   He resigned on Friday.

35.   He resigned on Saturday, presumably under pressure.

36.   He is replacing Ricardo Lopez Murphy, who resigned on Monday after only two weeks in the post when his proposals drew a storm of opposition.

37.   He said there would be some job losses at the processing center but they will be achieved by people retiring or resigning on their own.

38.   He resigned on Tuesday, and faces a criminal trial on a vehicular manslaughter charge and other counts.

39.   He resigned on Friday after it became clear that the two unions would not support his elevation to chief executive.

40.   Her appointment effectively ended when Yeltsin resigned on Friday.