1.   A less clear example, he said, might be a board that rejects applicants that the board believes will make excessive noise.

2.   According to several critics, the group has a history of inviting applications and then rejecting the applicants.

3.   Buchanan said refusal to admit women to an all-male school was different from rejecting an applicant based on race.

4.   Condominium boards do not have the same broad powers to reject applicants as co-op boards, and generally allow owners to rent out their units at will.

5.   Each week brings news of a court telling public education institutions they cannot admit or reject an applicant on the basis of color.

6.   Earlier this year, the board of the Adee Towers co-op in the Bronx rejected five applicants.

7.   For instance, he said, forging a check or breaching the peace might not be serious enough crimes to reject an applicant as a school bus.

8.   Hong Kong officials denied there had been pressure from Beijing to reject the applicants, and said the decision was based on established policies.

9.   If the screening and investigation produce legitimate reasons for rejecting the applicant, he said, the applicant should be rejected before an interview is even conducted.

10.   If the standards are higher for early-decision applicants, and the school usually rejects these applicants instead of deferring consideration, you may want to wait.