41.   Meet director Howard Schmertz tried to rebuff the offer.

42.   The EU offered Ankara annual summit meetings as a stepping stone to eventual membership talks, but Turkey rebuffed the offer.

43.   The offer was gently rebuffed.

44.   The report suggested the Soviets wanted to exchange Wallenberg for defectors and other Russians in Sweden, but the offers were rebuffed.

45.   This time, the separatists are in control and they have rebuffed Russian offers to help organize the proceedings.

46.   The offer was immediately rebuffed by most union leaders.

47.   Labour leaders almost immediately rebuffed the offer and pledged to intensify their strike action.