11.   In November, deputies refused to confirm her as bank chairwoman, saying they first wanted a say on the sacking of her predecessor, Viktor Gerashchenko.

12.   Islamist Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan survived an attempt to oust his government on Wednesday when deputies refused to back opposition moves for a parliamentary debate on a censure motion.

13.   Alliance deputies first of all refused to back the extradition request, fearing a subsequent trial could stir up a polemic in Italy on fascism in general.

14.   Bild said in its Sunday edition that several Free Democrat deputies would refuse to vote for such a move in parliament.

15.   Belarus was plunged into a fresh political crisis late Friday after deputies twice refused to ratify a compromise accord aimed at ending their power struggle with President Alexander Lukashenko.

16.   Chechen deputies refuse to take the place of the hostages.

17.   Deputies have refused to ratify the referendum plan and want to hold their own referendum on abolishing the presidency.

18.   Deputies have refused to disclose the tone of the discussions and how many of them backed or rejected the plan.

19.   Deputies would refuse to give their confidence and parliamentary elections could take place in the spring, he said.

20.   Deputies have refused to disclose the tone of the discussions but the general mood indicated that the majority of them were not in favour.