1.   Though Pasquantonio said the discussions were preliminary, he did not discard the possibility of an operational agreement with the Nasdaq in the future.

2.   Currency traders, however, did not discard the possibility of another ECB intervention in coming days.

3.   Dougan, sworn in on Monday, said he does not discard the possibility of the introduction of a limited parole system.

4.   In a reply to Bildt, Yeltsin discarded that possibility, the report said.

5.   Neither Christopher nor McCurry discarded the possibility of using military force.

6.   Searchers believed Roufs may have rounded Cape Horn, but they had not discarded the possibility he might still be in the Pacific.

7.   The cause of the fire is under investigation, but police do not discard the possibility that it was set by vandals.

8.   But the government denied it was nationalizing the banking system as demanded by the political opposition, though Economy Minister Julio Sosa Rodriguez did not discard the possibility.

9.   Regarding short-range, strategic weapons, the Pentagon study calls for discarding the possibility of placing nuclear cruise missiles aboard Navy surface ships.

10.   The president declined to say when the talks would take place, but discarded the possibility the new encounter could come as soon as Monday.