Governors, he said, have always cited extraordinary circumstances to explain their decision to replace a district attorney.

As an example of an agency empowered to fight corruption in a single industry, the Governor cited the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.

In a message to the Legislature explaining his veto, the Governor cited technical problems with the way that the bill was written.

The Governor also cited Mr. Coro in announcing his proposal for testing defendants for H.I.V.

Also unclear is the status of the many public works projects the Governor cited yesterday.

It is this type of aid that the city's advocates and the Governor cite in arguing that the system is unfair.

The figures on newborns are the first results in, and the Governor cited the study in his annual State of the State Message last week.

The Governor dismissed Ms. Mazzarelli's change as an aberration based in part on "individual circumstances" and cited his own administration as evidence that the party welcomed women.

Though all major medical organizations oppose the measure, the Governor cited a "division of opinion" among medical people in endorsing the measure.