41.   Jos, where the government leaders are mainly Christian, has rejected the possibility of implementing Sharia.

42.   Lebanon has previously rejected the possibility of a peace conference.

43.   Military officials have rejected the possibility of bio-terrorism.

44.   Recent government statements have, for the first time, not rejected the possibility outright.

45.   Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, however, rejected the possibility of a third party in the mediation between the two hostile neighbors.

46.   Russian officials have repeatedly rejected the possibility of negotiations with prominent rebel leaders like Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, branding them bandits and terrorists.

47.   Russian officials have repeatedly rejected the possibility of negotiations with prominent rebel leaders such as Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, branding them bandits and terrorists.

48.   Schroeder rejected any possibility of renewed German nationalism.

49.   Singapore aviation authorities have downplayed the likelihood of a maintenance problem, and Indonesian officials rejected the possibility of sabotage Tuesday.

50.   The challenger rejected the possibility of launching an all-out checkmating attack.