1.   Both rejected any implications of a conflict.

2.   But he rejects the implications of corruption.

3.   Fleischer rejected any implication that Archer had played favorites, arguing that petroleum companies enjoyed no tax credits like the ones Archer targeted.

4.   Gauguin rejected the implication that van Gogh had influenced him, insisting that influence went only the other way.

5.   Later Tuesday, a spokesman for the department flatly rejected the implication that Tobbin worked for American intelligence.

6.   Pataki administration officials, while not disputing the raw numbers, reject any implication that the reductions mean permanently lost resources.

7.   Sharpton, of course, rejected the implication that his strategy had backfired.

8.   British Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock rejected the implication that none of the five permanent members was shouldering its weight.

9.   FUNCINPEC spokesman Ly Thuch, however, rejected any implication that his party was behind the attack.

10.   Iran has rejected the implication that it sought to destabilize Afghanistan or harbor terrorists.