11.   Most companies that must work with or compete against the software giant either refused to elaborate beyond short written statements, or remained silent altogether.

12.   The company declined to comment or elaborate beyond its prepared statements.

13.   The union refused to elaborate beyond the information on the flier.

14.   UBS spokesman Christoph Meier declined to elaborate beyond saying that none of the affected accounts were in UBS branches in Switzerland.

15.   He would not elaborate beyond saying he did not believe Karzai, himself a Pashtun like Omar, is part of the group.

16.   In Stockholm Tuesday judicial authorities said Abdessabour was still being held, but declined to elaborate beyond saying that a press conference might be called later in the day.