11.   They were infuriated last year when East Sussex coroner Donald Gooding rejected their request to call tycoon Nicholas Hoogstraaten as a witness.

12.   Although he had asked for permission to wear his pink religious robes, the court rejected the request.

13.   American officials rejected the request for a bombing halt, asserting that the Taliban, not American air raids, were blocking food distribution.

14.   Although she said she rejected his requests to come inside, she said she accidentally left her keys in the door.

15.   Among his options are rejecting the request or sending it up the chain of command, eventually reaching Dr. Widnall.

16.   An immigration judge rejected his request for political asylum.

17.   Apple Computer Inc. has rejected a request by a small Swiss company to license its version of the Macintosh operating system for use on computers made by IBM.

18.   Another option is to reject the request if Reinaldo decides the lawsuits deal with different issues and need to be judged separately.

19.   Army officials at the Pentagon rejected several requests for comment on the civil claims.

20.   As the attorney automatically representing state-supported agencies such as UT, Morales can reject the request.