11.   Hearst has denied those contentions and argued that the transaction would boost competition between newspapers in Bay Area suburbs and between electronic media.

12.   Huizenga repeatedly denied the contention.

13.   Israeli military officials strongly denied the contentions and said they had given the aid groups the access, heavy equipment and specialized teams they need.

14.   Kohl spoke a day after Waigel and Bundestag coalition leader Wolfgang Schaeuble said an agreement had been reached, a contention denied hours later by Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer.

15.   Keyes denied a contention by Perot officials that he had been instructed not to show the video before the convention.

16.   Lewinsky, Clinton and Jordan have denied this contention.

17.   No doubt, Louima would have denied the contention, said the lawyer, who did not want to be identified.

18.   Officials denied the contention.

19.   Prime Minister Tony Blair denied Conservative contentions that the government had been premature in announcing eradication of the disease.

20.   Prudential has denied those contentions.