1.   Although Havelange cites FIFA rules, he may have other motives for opposing reform.

2.   Annunziata has turned down requests for interviews, citing regulatory rules which bar him from speaking.

3.   As grounds for dismissal, Crew cited rules covering the conduct of Board of Education employees.

4.   Asian leaders seem ready to cite colonial rule to refute European allegations of human rights abuses.

5.   A Nasdaq spokesman declined to say what that information was, citing market rules against releasing those details.

6.   A spokesman for KKR declined to comment on the fund, citing Securities and Exchange Commission rules.

7.   A spokesman for the city agency, citing confidentiality rules, declined to comment about the case.

8.   Bush avoided answering directly by citing the rules of the debate.

9.   But citing rules that forbid them from discussing cases still open, they neither confirm nor deny that a dismissal is in the works for Burris.

10.   But Justice cited rules that say entry into long distance must be based on actual behavior, not promises.