1.   American officials reject that interpretation.

2.   American officials rejected pleas from both Serb and Russian officials for the bombing to stop.

3.   American officials rejected the request for a bombing halt, asserting that the Taliban, not American air raids, were blocking food distribution.

4.   American officials rejected the denials of ethnic cleansing.

5.   And officials have rejected proposals to build up the rainy-day savings in recent years, opting instead to expand some programs and cut taxes.

6.   Arkansas officials rejected the demand, however, arguing that in circumstances such as this one, the commission was allowed to overrule itself.

7.   At the Pentagon, officials rejected suggestions that resuming the flights on Monday had put up a new obstacle to recovering the Navy plane.

8.   Australian Red Cross officials initially rejected his request to meet the people he had inadvertently infected.

9.   Both senior Justice Department and budget officials rejected a White House analysis that suggested that the program might save money.

10.   A Massachusetts official has rejected a long-debated landfill proposed for the town of Douglas, saying it would harm threatened salamanders that live in the woods.