21.   Then as now government refused to comment on security matters.

22.   In protest, the Muslim-led government refused to let food and medical supplies be distributed in Sarajevo and other places.

23.   Although many veterans believe their exposure to radiation made them ill, successive British governments have refused to grant them compensation.

24.   Analysts said the new chairman must find some way of progressing even as the French Socialist Party government refuses to give up ownership.

25.   At first, the Japanese government refused to accept his application, he recalls, because Son was not a Japanese name.

26.   Aviation relations between the U.S. and the Japanese have been deadlocked since last August, when the Japanese government refused to allow Federal Express Corp. to fly several routes.

27.   A year ago, the Indonesian government initially refused to meet another delegation from the Security Council, only to back down later.

28.   After the former government refused to seek peace accords with the Zapatistas, an uneasy truce prevailed in Chiapas.

29.   After the war, the government refused to recognize her service and denied her a military pension.

30.   Airlines have complained that for several months the government has refused to allocate them any dollars they can use to bring profits home.