31.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday suspended an impending transfer of West Bank land to the Palestinians until President Yasser Arafat retracts statements calling for violence.

32.  It also was important that VW retract statements it made about Opel planting evidence and using the case to attack Germany as an industrial location, Herman said.

33.  It was important that VW retract statements it made about Opel planting evidence and using the case to attack Germany as an industrial location, Herman said.

34.  Knight has drawn the ire of officiating chief Hank Nichols, who wants him to either retract the statement or provide evidence to support it.

35.  Kenneth Bacon, the Pentagon spokesman, said the secretary had not retracted his statements.

36.  Murad has retracted his statement, contending that he was tortured by Philippine police before the FBI took him into custody.

37.  NATO at first had suggested the attacks on the Kosovo Albanians were carried out by Yugoslav police, but then officials retracted the statement.

38.  One news conference by Hyde left aides dashing out to clarify or retract statements that telegraphed more of his intentions than might have been politically wise.

39.  One judge, Marie Reine Le Gougne of France, said she had been pressured to vote for the Russians over the Canadians, then retracted the statement.

40.  Pamela told police Bobby struck her, then retracted her statement the next day.