11.   An NYSE spokesman declined to comment, referring calls to America Online.

12.   An Open Environment spokeswoman declined to comment about the transaction until the company releases a proxy statement to shareholders later this month.

13.   An attorney for the university declined to comment, citing a confidentiality agreement with the Cates.

14.   And it has invested in one of those companies, a small software outfit that Ms. Meyers declined to name.

15.   And one backstage room was decorated entirely in white to please a particular performer MTV declined to name.

16.   And she has been lobbying hard for the lead in a feature film she declines to name but for which she promises she is aptly suited.

17.   Another major trade group, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of America, declined to comment, saying its lawyers had not yet reviewed the new regulations.

18.   As a result, Ferrer, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and other minority leaders have declined to campaign alongside Green, hurting him with core Democratic constituents.

19.   As a result of the international dispute, Bernstein and Politi have both declined to tour through Poland to promote their book.

20.   As for singer Tony Martin, who regularly plays cards at the club, he declined to discus his loss.