1.   He instructed his staff to refuse all interviews with the snoopy columnist and refer all questions to himself.

2.   It is disappointing that their Lordships did not refer the question of the extent of the interpretative obligation under Marleasing to the ECJ.

3.   Under these rules, parties can agree to refer technical questions to one or more experts and seek a determination on an issue.

4.   Is it lawful to refer questions of fact and law to a third party to determine in a non-judicial fashion?

5.   We also offered as an alternative to refer the question of compensation to an arbiter and to pay whatever he decided.

6.   An Alaska spokesman referred all questions about it to the NTSB.

7.   An Andersen spokesman referred questions to a lawyer for the firm in Houston, Rusty Hardin, who did not return a telephone call.

8.   An attorney representing the group referred questions to Sharpton, who did not return phone calls.

9.   An FBI spokesman in Washington, Paul Bresson, referred all questions to the Justice Department press office, which did not return telephone calls.

10.   And Robert Steurer, his press secretary, referred questions to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.