Being taken for granted: for a series of consistent quality, that's probably the ultimate nightmare.

Ryutaro Hashimoto, the Finance Minister, announced last week that he was planning to resign to take responsibility for a damaging series of disclosures of unethical practices.

But he again resisted pressure that he resign to take responsibility for a damaging series of fraud disclosures that have dominated headlines here for weeks.

The president of Universal Studios Japan resigned to take responsibility for a series of scandals that have crippled the movie theme park.

So for now, the Expos get to take their troubles home for a series against St. Louis.

In 1931 and 1932 he took some ambitious orchestral works by pioneering American composers to Paris, Berlin and Budapest for a series of landmark concerts.

Elliott took her through the city for a series of Doorknock Dinners episodes.

The current plan for choosing a government to take office after June 30 calls for a series of caucuses in Iraq's 18 provinces.

But it doesn't take long for a series to lose its edge, something "The Naked Truth" has to watch out for.

Kyosuke Shinozawa, the Vice Minister of Finance, apparently resigned to take indirect responsibility for a series of scandals in the financial world.