31.   A spokesman for the Uniformed Firefighters Association rejected any notion that the size of the hose used in the Brooklyn fire played any role in the deaths last month.

32.   A year ago, managing director Stephen Kasnet emphatically rejected the notion that Winthrop was financially troubled.

33.   ABC executives reject the notion that this pile of decisions has cost the network its ratings lead.

34.   African and Asian women largely reject the notion that the practice must be understood in a cultural context.

35.   Alaska managers reject that notion.

36.   Afterward, Berlusconi rejected the notion of a general pardon.

37.   Alderson rejected the notion that he wanted umpires to call pitches other than what they are.

38.   Both cities turned to professional football for salvation, rejecting common sense notions of urban economics.

39.   Brown said he rejects the notion of running for higher office.

40.   Buchanan rejected the notion that he was on a crusade to bring the party around to his point of view.