91.   Most Israeli officials dismissed the arrests as an exaggerated, short-term attempt by Arafat to salvage his international standing after a string of terrorist attacks in the last week.

92.   Most officials here dismiss these reports.

93.   NATO officials dismissed the suit as hypocritical.

94.   NATO officials have dismissed both ideas as unacceptable, noting that Kosovar refugees would not come back unless they were protected by NATO arms.

95.   No suspects were named but officials dismissed rumors fingering a former intern at the office.

96.   Officials dismissed the suggestion that they were trying to smear the church.

97.   Officials angrily dismissed media reports that the pilot started a turn toward Boston before being diverted to Halifax.

98.   Officials have repeatedly dismissed the theory, which has been discussed in the French press.

99.   On the Turkish side of the divide, Turkish Cypriot officials dismiss such numbers as Greek propaganda.

100.   Officials dismiss Ditzhazy as an unreliable self-promoter.