101.   The Japanese justice ministry refused his request in August, saying Luo did not have sufficient evidence to support his contention of being a political exile.

102.   The Kenyan foreign ministry likewise refused to to comment on the matter.

103.   The Italian justice ministry refused Saturday to comment on what Di Tella said, adding only that it was working on several theories.

104.   The ministry has refused to allow settlers to move into the neighbourhood for the past two years.

105.   The ministry has refused to disclose the identity of the new chairman until an official decision is taken at a cabinet meeting next Thursday.

106.   The ministry itself refused to comment.

107.   The Japanese justice ministry refused Maradona a visa because it said he had been implicated in drug cases more than once.

108.   The ministry refused to disclose the content of communications between the television network and the rebels.

109.   The ministry refused to give details of the age, origin or occupation of the patient on the grounds they were medical secrets.

110.   The justice ministry has thus far refused to say how many people are wanted for war crimes.