81.   The rebels have warned the government delays could jeopardize the talks, but Ms. Kumaratunga has dismissed the accusations.

82.   The remarks were reportedly made in a speech by an opposition politician who dismissed government accusations that the opposition was sponsoring crime to undermine Muluzi.

83.   The SDS dismisses the accusations.

84.   The winning National Democratic Rally party was quick to dismiss accusations of fraud.

85.   The United Nations dismissed the accusations as groundless.

86.   The winning National Democratic Rally party had earlier dismissed accusations of fraud.

87.   Yeltsin also dismissed accusations that military reform would weaken Russia internationally, saying he will continue to staunchly defend national interests.

88.   He also dismissed accusations by Amnesty International and other rights groups of human rights abuses by Egyptian police.

89.   He dismissed accusations by US President George W. Bush and Israel that his country was building weapons of mass destruction.

90.   Heseltine dismissed the accusations saying he had merely asked ministries to judge for themselves how and through whom their policies could be best presented to the media.