1.   Our suggestion was immediately rebuffed.

2.   And he has rebuffed suggestions that Secretary of State Warren Christopher or his Middle East envoy, Dennis Ross, make a quick visit to the Middle East.

3.   At his security briefing, Berger rebuffed suggestions that NATO was disunited in the raids.

4.   At the CSU meeting today, Waigel rebuffed a suggestion by Bundesbank council member Reimut Jochimsen that Germany will fail the EMU entrance tests.

5.   Britain rebuffed his suggestion that as the colonizer of the former Rhodesia it reimburse white farmers.

6.   Continental rebuffed the suggestion, but both the union and the airline said Thursday that they did not expect any disruptions over the holidays.

7.   He has rebuffed all suggestions by his hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, that he run a weight loss clinic.

8.   He rebuffed suggestions that the IOC deserved more blame for failing to rein in members accused of the most egregious excesses.

9.   Japan has repeatedly rebuffed American suggestions for government action to spur domestic economic growth.

10.   Paul Hetrick, a spokesman for Dobson, said Gramm rebuffed the suggestion by explaining that he is a politician, not a preacher.