11.   Johnson, a longtime television producer who helped start the Star TV cable network for Li, rejects those comparisons.

12.   Lind firmly rejects any comparison between the Texas war of independence and the American revolution.

13.   Most economists reject the comparison.

14.   Open-source proponents reject the comparison.

15.   Palestinians rejected any comparison between Israel and the United States, or themselves and the Taliban.

16.   The company rejects comparisons to the FPL Energy case.

17.   The general, who served two combat tours in Vietnam, rejected comparisons between the Balkan situation and the drawn-out Southeast Asian conflict.

18.   Turkish officials reject any comparison between Kosovo and the southeastern Turkey.

19.   Tsvangirai rejects the comparison.

20.   A Bush campaign spokesman rejected any comparison between the Texas and Florida situations.