21.   Last week, the Italian government rebuffed calls from Communists to make bases off-limits.

22.   Last week, the Italian government rebuffed calls from the Communists to make bases off-limits to American forces in case of a U.S. attack.

23.   President Suleyman Demirel on Thursday asked the prime minister, Tansu Ciller, to form a new government after she rebuffed calls for early elections.

24.   Rebuffing calls from Arab leaders, President George W. Bush said Saturday he is not prepared to offer a political timetable for the creation of a Palestinian state.

25.   The colonial government has rebuffed calls for a more generous welfare system, preferring to introduce a compulsory provident fund for employees.

26.   The government has refused to negotiate with the PKK, which it calls a terrorist organization, and has rebuffed all calls for a ceasefire.

27.   The Italian government on Wednesday rebuffed calls from Communists to make Italian bases off-limits for U.S. forces in case of an American attack on Iraq.

28.   The president of the rebel region of Chechnya rebuffed calls for his resignation Tuesday and proposed the public execution of one of his most outspoken political foes.

29.   The Syrian press, meanwhile, rebuffed Israeli calls for Assad to make the next move.

30.   The wound that would be left in the event the Israeli government rebuffs all calls for fair play will most certainly fester and in the future explode.