1.   And the armed forces chief, General Wiranto, dismissed rumors of a coup.

2.   After Fleet dismissed the rumors, the stock price retreated.

3.   Bush dismissed rumors of animosity between himself and Sen. John McCain of Arizona as gossip and the games of journalists.

4.   But in a wide-ranging interview last week, Gieskes dismissed those rumors and said Lexis-Nexis remains profitable, competitive and strong.

5.   But the Kremlin dismissed rumors sweeping Moscow, U.S. and European financial markets that Yeltsin might be forced to resign.

6.   EarthLink declined comment on that report, and a Disney spokeswoman flatly dismissed the rumors.

7.   Gamble dismissed the rumors about Lundy.

8.   He continued, however, to dismiss rumors that the government plans to increase value added tax.

9.   He nonetheless dismissed rumors that he might be forced to resign as a result of the conflict.

10.   I would never be so presumptuous as to dismiss all rumors as paranoia.