11.   Clarke outraged the Euroskeptics recently when he rebuffed their demands for Britain to rule out a single currency for at least five years.

12.   Croatia rebuffed demands Tuesday that it help unify the Bosnian city of Mostar, despite warnings that it could damage relations Germany.

13.   County officials had rebuffed demands to remove the dam.

14.   Croatia rebuffed demands Tuesday that it help unify the Bosnian city of Mostar, despite warnings that it could damage relations with Germany.

15.   In a move that increased tensions, Beijing issued a policy paper last month that threatened attack against Taiwan if it indefinitely rebuffs demands for reunification talks.

16.   In Parliament Wednesday, Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama rebuffed opposition demands that he step down.

17.   Japan has backed its claims of sovereignty with official statements and military patrols and rebuffed Chinese demands that the extremists be kept away.

18.   On Tuesday, rebuffing Protestant demands, the IRA rescinded its most recent verbal commitments on disarmament.

19.   The Central Election Commission rebuffed their demands for a recount and the Constitutional Court had previously refused to hear opposition petitions alleging vote fraud.

20.   With his days as premier apparently numbered, Silvio Berlusconi angrily staked his claim to power Friday after the president rebuffed demands for immediate elections.