11.   A senior Palestinian official said Wednesday that Mubarak proposed the six-month settlement freeze and that there had been no outright rejection from the Israeli side.

12.   At the latest talks, however, the mention of Spanish sovereignty brought an outright rejection from Gibraltar.

13.   But the meeting was divided between pro-government journalists who argued the law was the best they could get from the government and opposition journalists who demanded outright rejection.

14.   From outright rejection, the emphasis shifted to better utilisation of funds.

15.   However the outright rejection of the IICD statement by the UUP leadership, compounded by the setting of preconditions, are totally unacceptable.

16.   Indian officials have read some flexibility in this stand, saying it is not an outright rejection of the cease-fire.

17.   Officials stood by Delamuraz, but the government has gradually moved away from outright rejection and has signaled willingness to discuss the idea.

18.   The Clinton administration, unable to muster consensus for an outright rejection, supported the postponement.

19.   The U.S. administration, unable to muster consensus for an outright rejection, supported the postponement.

20.   In other EU capitals, the reaction was silence or an outright rejection.