1.   They further discounted reports of oath taking in Lancashire or in the West Riding.

2.   Mr Wildish discounted reports that Nicola, from Biddulph, Staffs, might have been suffering from the effects of laced drinks.

3.   As a result, some Special Forces units became friendly with local FRAPH members and discounted the reports residents made of human rights abuses by FRAPH.

4.   Baghdad has discounted those reports.

5.   But fund officials in Washington discounted the reports.

6.   But Western officials and analysts are now discounting such reports.

7.   Colangelo said he at first discounted a report that McDyess was reconsidering, then heard from a player.

8.   Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday he believes Osama bin Laden remains in Afghanistan and discounted reports that the fugitive al-Qaida leader fled to neighboring Pakistan.

9.   Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge on Wednesday discounted reports that investigators believe recent anthrax attacks probably came from within the U.S.

10.   In Washington, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discounted such reports.