31.   On the diplomatic front Saturday, Milosevic rejected a plea from leaders of neighboring states who met with him in Belgrade to press the case for a peaceful settlement.

32.   Paravisini also submitted his motion after congress rejected a plea by the Socialist Party to postpone a decision on the report until March.

33.   Rejecting pleas by the administration, a key House committee voted Thursday against full financing for the International Monetary Fund.

34.   Rejecting the pleas of a murderer-turned- Christian sparked uncommon camaraderie and tore allies asunder.

35.   So far, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has rejected their pleas.

36.   Taliban officials rejected pleas from the United Nations, the European Union, Pakistan and India to reconsider the purge, which they consider a campaign against idolatry.

37.   The governor had also asked that negotiations begin immediately in hopes of reopening the park this weekend, but that plea was rejected.

38.   The last court action in the case was in September, when a German district court rejected a plea from Opel that would have prevented Lopez working at Volkswagen.

39.   The lawyer also said that indictments may follow against others involved in the pipeline construction if they reject pleas offered by Benedict.

40.   The plea was rejected, but Imbert continues to urge reconciliation.