21.   But Muslim leaders are refusing to move, and say they are planning their own welcoming ceremony for the pontiff.

22.   But the bill died in conference committee where House leaders refused to let the measure see the light of day ever again.

23.   But the disgraced leader was refusing to go quietly.

24.   But the one-time Soviet leader refuses to accept the idea that the free market has worldwide application.

25.   But the rebels used the zone to launch attacks and stash kidnapping victims while its leaders refused to negotiate.

26.   But the Social Democratic leader refused to discuss whether he would serve under Kohl in a coalition government uniting both Christian Democrats and Social Democrats.

27.   Church leaders have refused to comment on the Jensen interview or the subsequent give and take.

28.   Cosipa said last night that union leaders refused to accept an order by the Labor Secretary of Sao Paulo state to work alongside non-union workers.

29.   Democrats argued that since the Republican leaders refused to schedule a vote any other way, this was their only recourse.

30.   Despite almost three years of international political and economic pressure, the coup leaders refused to leave power, and President Clinton finally opted for military intervention.