11.   Hyatt refused to hand over control, saying the decision violated a legal contract.

12.   Karyl Lee Hall, staff attorney for Connecticut Fund for the Environment, said the DEP decision violates precedent.

13.   Steel magnate Alexei Mordashyov, head of the Severstal metals giant, said the U.S. decision violated trade agreements between Moscow and Washington.

14.   The blanket amnesty was withdrawn after a court challenge by the opposition National Party claiming the decision violated the requirement that applicants name specific crimes.

15.   The amnesty was withdrawn after a court challenge by the National Party claiming the decision violated the requirement that applicants name specific crimes.

16.   The amnesty was withdrawn after a court challenge by the opposition National Party claiming the decision violated the requirement that applicants name specific crimes.

17.   They said the decision violated world trade rules.

18.   Zanis said the decision violated his First Amendment right to free speech, but a federal judge disagreed.

19.   Beijing, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, charged that the decision violated the US policy of recognizing only the government of mainland China.

20.   Critics said the decision violated international trade rules and protected a US steel industry that had not undertaken the restructuring needed to remain competitive.