11.   Those close to him rejected official claims that he had died from high blood pressure, alleging instead that he had been tortured.

12.   He rejected claims by environmentalists that drift nets led to overfishing.

13.   He rejected claims of mismanagement.

14.   The Timber Trade Federation, however, rejects claims by Friends of the Earth that this proves the effect of environmental campaigns.

15.   The trial judge rejected this claim.

16.   The court rejected this claim.

17.   But a spokesman for the NIO rejected the claim and said Northern Ireland would get any benefits that accrued as a result of the currency exchange rate.

18.   The RUC rejected these claims within hours.

19.   He rejected a claim by the university on Thursday that it was involved in discussions with him and Mr Nicholson and that a meeting was being planned.

20.   He rejected claims that his son Arthur attempted to continue his drugs trade from inside prison and had tried to do so through him.