31.   Many Newark residents also oppose a state takeover.

32.   Many of the most vocal opponents were die-hard critics of the state takeover of the district in the first place.

33.   Newark school officials have fiercely resisted a state takeover.

34.   Pataki has opposed a state takeover of Lilco as too expensive.

35.   Pataki in October called for a state takeover or the formation of a new public company out of Lilco in an effort to cut the rates.

36.   Pataki said he also supports a state takeover.

37.   Schools would have to show within four years that all teachers had met those qualifications, or be subject to a state takeover.

38.   Several of his boldest proposals were never realized, a state takeover of Medicaid, for example, or public financing of campaigns.

39.   Seretta C. McKnight, president of the ousted school board, vowed Thursday to sue the state Board of Regents, which approved the state takeover Wednesday.

40.   Should efforts to challenge the accreditation decision fail, the district would have two years to improve performance or face the possibility of a state takeover.