1.   But the Philippine Senate rejected the pact, and the bases closed.

2.   Lawmakers can only accept or reject the pact.

3.   Nolan rejected that pact and stepped down.

4.   The French foreign minister, Hubert Vedrine, said after rejecting the pact that democracy could not be imposed.

5.   The pact was rejected in part because it included a new program designed to penalize workers with high rates of absenteeism.

6.   The Senate rejected the pact in October.

7.   Virtually no one is rejecting the pact outright.

8.   Rank-and-file members of the Hyundai Motor Co. labor union overruled their leadership Tuesday and voted to reject a pact that would allow management to lay off workers.

9.   Algerian authorities reject pact.

10.   But a smaller breakaway group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, has rejected the pact and continues to insist on secession.