1.   But the initiative was rejected by the countries where tropical forests are being indiscriminately felled for quick cash profits.

2.   The initiative was immediately rejected by the USA and Israel, whilst King Fahd claimed that it made matters more difficult and Egypt asserted that it created new ambiguities.

3.   The government was, however, anxious not to provide the LTTE with a propaganda victory by rejecting its initiative out of hand.

4.   Four times the voters rejected gambling initiatives.

5.   Health-conscious Californians rejected one initiative backed by the tobacco industry to loosen anti-smoking laws and another to create a single-payer health-care system.

6.   He wanted to amend the constitution to allow re-election, but the initiative was overwhelmingly rejected in a voter referendum.

7.   It also lost in much of Mesa, where voters rejected a stadium initiative last year, and it performed poorly in central and south Phoenix.

8.   Last month voters in Michigan and California rejected ballot initiatives to launch voucher programs.

9.   President Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia on Friday rejected an initiative to demobilize armed police reservists who have taken part in battling the rebels.

10.   Separately, Meyer said the Harvard Management board over the summer had rejected his initiative to allow the firm to manage more non-Harvard assets.