31.   Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer would neither confirm nor deny the existence of such a spot Friday.

32.   But once Tommy becomes a star, he denies her existence.

33.   Chinese officials adamantly deny existence of a state-run doping program, claiming instead that individual coaches push too hard.

34.   Citing state law that makes it illegal for prosecutors to discuss secret grand jury proceedings, Reilly declined to confirm or deny the existence of the grand jury.

35.   Generally speaking, athletes tend to believe in clutch performance while denying the existence of choke.

36.   He did not deny the existence of God.

37.   He wants to offer no defense in a sentencing retrial, denying the existence of reports on his illness that could be grounds for sparing his life.

38.   His way of coping was to deny their existence by becoming an unyielding personification of morality and law and order.

39.   In her book, Ms. Lipstadt advised against using courts to suppress even those who would deny the existence of the gas chambers.

40.   In court last week, Saks executives would neither confirm nor deny the existence of such an agreement.