31.   New reports said the departing CFO quit after the board rejected his advice that Apple be sold because it cannot survive independently.

32.   On several occasions when the board has rejected major investment proposals, political commissions have allowed the projects to proceed.

33.   Physicians Health Services Inc., Trumbull, Conn., a health maintenance organization, said its board had rejected a plan to explore a sale of the company.

34.   Rocky Mountain said its board rejected the higher offer last week primarily because of improvement in its financial results over the last several months.

35.   She said the board rejected the offer because the advantages of a merger outweighed the drawbacks.

36.   Still, the board had steadfastly rejected the idea of a committee for the major awards.

37.   Sunday, the planning board rejected a challenge of its decision.

38.   Texaco Inc. said Wednesday that its board had rejected a merger proposal from Chevron Corp. and ended all takeover talks.

39.   The Apollo board rejected the offer at its July meeting and asked Sutton to increase it.

40.   The board rejected that request on Thursday, prompting the company and some of its California dealers to sue.