51.   Each day since his arrival in Phoenix, Grieve has been subjected to numerous interview requests.

52.   E-mail interview requests for this article to Web masters of a couple of term-paper related sites were ignored.

53.   Epitomizing this more serious approach, the normally playful center fielder politely but firmly refused all interview requests Thursday, something he did throughout the brief homestand.

54.   Erny offered instead to relay an interview request to his wife in South Carolina.

55.   Ezerski and Young declined interview requests from The Chronicle Saturday at the Washoe County Jail.

56.   For now, both Smith and Francis are declining interview requests.

57.   From the moment he was introduced as the fourth coach in Cowboys history, Gailey has been inundated with interview requests.

58.   For that reason, riverboat executives refuse to debate their foes in public and decline most interview requests on the election.

59.   For weeks, the usually accessible Racicot has refused interview requests.

60.   Guerrero grants precious few interview requests by the English-speaking media, the offered assistance of an interpreter notwithstanding.