21.   Opponents contested the results.

22.   Pinto da Costa claimed widespread voting irregularities and threatened to contest the results in the Constitutional Court.

23.   But the commission was concerned about setting a precedent that could lead to dozens of other athletes contesting Olympic results going back many years, he said.

24.   Candidates have three days to contest the results.

25.   Democrats have vowed to contest the results of the election in Miami-Dade County, where the canvassing board halted its recount Wednesday.

26.   Democrats are planning to contest the results of the presidential election in Miami-Dade, using Republican protest tactics as a cornerstone of their argument.

27.   Earlier, Ms. Bhutto had threatened to contest the results if her party did not win, a move that could have meant delaying formation of a new government.

28.   Exit polls showed military-backed President Liamine Zeroual won handily against a Muslim fundamentalist challenger, though opponents on Friday contested the results.

29.   Gore plans to contest results in Miami-Dade, which suspended its recount, and Nassau County.

30.   Gray has reportedly contested the results, saying he had been taking over-the-counter vitamins sold in the United States to relieve his nasal congestion.