11.   Tokyo Style consistently rebuffed the proposals and made concessions only after Murakami called for a proxy vote.

12.   Western officials quickly rebuffed the proposal, and Yeltsin did not press it forcefully at his news conference, indicating that it was primarily intended for public effect here.

13.   But Indian populists want to keep them in state hands, and have rebuffed proposals to open areas like insurance to foreigners.

14.   But Ramos has rebuffed the proposal.

15.   In that speech, he largely rebuffed a proposal for reunification made earlier by Chinese President Jiang Zemin.

16.   It said the proposal had been rebuffed by the rebels.

17.   The North has rebuffed the proposals.