1.   American Home Products had vehemently denied these contentions, arguing that the side effects associated with Norplant were clearly described on in its label.

2.   American denies the contention.

3.   Blumenthal has denied the contention.

4.   Chinese officials initially denied the contentions, but their position then seemed to soften.

5.   City lawyers deny that contention.

6.   Dan Goossen denied each contention.

7.   Georgia Blue Cross denied the contention and said the medical association could not sue, because only individual doctors were parties to the contract.

8.   He denied the contention, by several students, that the fight was part of a turf battle between two rival gangs.

9.   He denied the contention in the article that he had told the Israelis not to let Vice President Al Gore participate in the meeting.

10.   He has stuck to his story again and again, denying contentions by the defense that he was paid for information he gave Egyptian intelligence officials.