11.   Authorities deny the existence of such equipment, so Ashbaugh said he and others monitor the back roads themselves.

12.   At the time, Czech authorities flatly denied the reports.

13.   Authorities had denied his wife a chance to visit.

14.   Authorities have denied repeatedly that there will be any sudden devaluation of the currency.

15.   -- Contradicting published reports, federal authorities on Thursday denied that Phoenix was one of three intended targets of the terrorist bomber who struck Oklahoma City last week.

16.   British authorities deny they are treating Roisin McAliskey any differently because of her mother.

17.   But the authorities may deny the brothel a smooth entry to the exchange.

18.   But state consumer affairs authorities deny they were supposed to act as regulatory gatekeepers.

19.   Chinese authorities vehemently deny the charges, and the White House emphasizes that they have yet to be proved.

20.   Colombian authorities denied Wednesday that the Caribbean island of San Andres serves as a haven for drug traffickers and that big jets are transporting cocaine to Mexico.