1.   Despite official denials, William Waldegrave, the health secretary, is unpopular in Downing Street.

2.   The Army has consistently issued official denials of involvement.

3.   One senior Portuguese diplomat accused South Africa and Zaire of providing large-scale military support for Unita, despite official denials from Pretoria and Kinshasa.

4.   And he did not believe official denials that no one in federal law enforcement had any warning of the attack.

5.   And we remember the official denials that atrocities were occurring.

6.   Despite the official denials from India, the two nations did manage to open back channels of communication on the current crisis during the conference here.

7.   Early on in the war, the newspaper Izvestia challenged official denials of rocket attacks against a marketplace in Grozny.

8.   Many in Europe and Africa perceive Washington as being sympathetic to Kabila and, despite official denials, suspect it of having assisted the rebels.

9.   Official denials of speculation that Juppe might resign failed to soothe investors, as they are also concerned that France cannot effectively cut its record public deficits.