11.   They refused to confirm reports that he used a syringe hidden in an orange.

12.   UN officials confirmed reports of a mass exodus of Vietnamese down the river, fleeing the prospect of further bloodshed.

13.   Without bothering to confirm the report, Guretzky-Cornitz passed it on to Army HQ, embellished with a few boastful addenda of his own.

14.   Allied officials said, however, that they could not confirm these reports.

15.   Although the companies would not confirm the report, analysts believed some offer would be made for the data networking concern.

16.   Although their reports cannot be confirmed, tribesmen say American helicopters revisited the area at night and strafed a village.

17.   Amy Sherwood, a spokeswoman for Taco Bell in Irvine, Calif., confirmed a report of the change this week in Adweek.

18.   An EU spokesman in Brussels could not immediately confirm the report.

19.   Amy Sherwood, a spokeswoman, confirmed reports of the change in Advertising Age and Adweek.

20.   An official at the U.S. Embassy in Lima declined to comment on the status of Ms. Berenson, except to confirm reports that she was in custody.