1.   The local valuation office has declined to comment on the matter, although the Inland Revenue said mistakes were inevitable in such a huge valuation market.

2.   All three offices declined to comment Thursday.

3.   Certainly, nothing suggests that City Hall pressured Johnson, whose office declined to comment.

4.   Gore has stayed silent on the issue, and his office declined Monday to say what he thinks about the bill.

5.   He did not respond to several interview requests for this article, and his office declined to even provide a biography.

6.   Her office declined to comment on the talks.

7.   Her office declined to make any comment Monday about the possibility of a job in the Bush administration.

8.   His office declined to comment further on the amount of compensatory or punitive damages that may be sought.

9.   His office declined to elaborate on any possible changes the mayor was considering in how the board handles complaints of police brutality or mistreatment.

10.   His office declined to provide the list until later this week.