1.   And the interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska spoke against the amendment, saying it could discourage employees and businesses from moving to the state.

2.   A second possibility is to appoint an interim chancellor, a step that a majority of the board has so far resisted, but one that Giuliani is pushing.

3.   After some pondering, he recently turned down an offer to become interim chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

4.   Giuliani is presumably running for the Senate this year against Hillary Rodham Clinton, and it would help him to have an interim chancellor who agrees with his philosophies.

5.   Harold O. Levy, interim chancellor, said Tuesday that he had ordered intensified monitoring Thursday when elementary and middle schools administer a citywide math test.

6.   He has been interim chancellor for nine months, has come to know the university well and is widely respected in higher education circles.

7.   If Crew leaves in the next few weeks, the board would have to select an interim chancellor before it could begin looking for a permanent replacement.

8.   In calling for an interim chancellor, Giuliani apparently hopes that having a temporary appointee would place an onus on the Legislature to act.

9.   In their resolution, the trustees directed the interim chancellor, Christoph Kimmich, and the college presidents to present a detailed plan by September.

10.   One strong candidate for interim chancellor backed out at the last minute, citing personal reasons.