51.   Colombian officials subsequently dismissed speculation that the agreement will break up and said member countries will support the accord next week.

52.   Company officials dismiss the plethora of lawsuits as frivolous.

53.   Con Edison officials Friday dismissed the idea of shutting down the plant to save money.

54.   Cuban officials have dismissed the document, presented to the National Assembly last week, as being funded and sponsored by Cuban exiles in the United States.

55.   Cuban officials dismissed them as the creation of a small group backed by Washington and Miami.

56.   DOT officials dismissed the criticism.

57.   Dole officials dismissed such complaints, saying they and state party officials never pressured people to shun the Forbes campaign.

58.   Dublin officials dismiss this, saying each fund -- from the U.K. or Korea -- is scrutinized.

59.   Energy Department officials dismissed complaints that environmentalists were not included in the deliberations.

60.   European Union and U.S. officials dismissed French demands to focus on monetary stability in a new wide-ranging trade and political accord signed today by U.S. President Bill Clinton.