1.   But the proposals were rejected by Democratic legislators, who said the underfunded public school system would lose too much money.

2.   Councillors had twice rejected proposals for a new village school.

3.   His proposal was rejected outright.

4.   However, the panel rejected several proposals pushed by consumer advocates, including coverage of experimental treatments.

5.   On Sunday the national executive committee firmly rejected the proposal to set up a working party to study electoral reform.

6.   Reitman rejected the proposal, which was accompanied by a threat of more litigation.

7.   Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin found no cause for the increase and rejected the proposal.

8.   The board unanimously rejected the proposal.

9.   The British proposals were firmly rejected by the other EU countries.

10.   The government rejected these proposals out of hand and after two months dissolved the assembly.