1.   Christopher said the agreement was made possible after the communist North dropped its refusal to accept reactors from South Korea.

2.   Far from backing their current stand, Blair insists that the Orangemen should drop their refusal to talk directly with the protesters.

3.   He said a written pledge provided by Sinn Fein earlier this week reassured him that the IRA would soon drop its refusal to disarm.

4.   Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday rebuffed a call from Christopher to drop his refusal to sign a renewal of the treaty unless Israel joins.