41.   Her sudden departure jolted Republicans, who feared someone with no GOP ties would take her place.

42.   It would have been his second sudden departure from Spain.

43.   It would be his second sudden departure from Spain.

44.   Jordanian officials reported that the president had received medical aid before his sudden departure from Amman late Monday.

45.   Jordanian officials reported that Yeltsin had received unspecified medical aid before his sudden departure from Amman on Monday evening.

46.   Politicians across the board criticized Lafontaine on Monday for his sudden departure from the finance ministry and from leadership of the governing Social Democratic Party, or SPD.

47.   Still, a sudden departure by Hatoyama and his followers could cause turmoil in the short term by sharply weakening one of the member parties of the coalition.

48.   The ailing king left Phnom Penh for Beijing without giving a reason for his sudden departure.

49.   The day of his speech, Castro spoke before noon, then left the conference shortly afterward, creating a flutter among news media about his sudden departure.

50.   The Dutch-based multinational gave no further explanation of the sudden departure.