"His departure represents a great loss for the court and for our country."

The departure of Mr. Stern for satellite with a five-year, $500 million deal represents a seismic shock to commercial radio.

The departure of Richardson represented a considerable victory for the opposition which, for the past month, had sought to embarrass the government over the affair.

That car had obviously been waiting on an old road in the woods, and its departure represented the withdrawal of some participants in the recent fray.

But his departure represents the collapse of the most serious attempt to reform the Reagan Administration's Pentagon.

The 60,000 or-so white departures represented about 10% of the Loyalist element.

By themselves, the departures would represent a substantial talent drain.

The departure of nurses from the domestic workforce represents a loss of skilled personnel and the economic investment in education.

Shearson said the departure of Mr. Good represented a mutual decision reached earlier in the year.

The departure of Mr. Ross represents a big change for Rothschild.