21.   The Senate rebuffed an attempt by Dole to add medical savings accounts, a health care version of Individual Retirement Accounts, to the bill.

22.   The second part of the strategy is expected to be alternative terms for merging with Canadian Airlines, although two previous attempts have been rebuffed.

23.   The U.S. House of Representatives last month voted overwhelmingly to back Bush and rebuff an attempt by Nevada officials to veto the Yucca Mountain plan.

24.   Uncle Joe had rebuffed our attempts to visit for years.

25.   Walker has given interviews, saying the White House has rebuffed attempts to resolve the dispute through negotiation.

26.   Willes quickly rebuffed that attempt, but the incident has added to the fears of his critics.

27.   Others retreat into isolation, rebuffing attempts by family members to coax them into facing a new world with new leaders and values.

28.   Over the years, the IOC has rebuffed attempts to change results of the games that might have been affected by drugs or other cheating.

29.   During his life, Bertelli repeatedly rebuffed attempts by his hometown to honor him.

30.   For months, both Wu and Ma have rebuffed attempts to draft them as candidates.