51.   Arafat had dismissed a similar offer by Sharon last month as a ploy.

52.   Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a similar offer to former President Jimmy Carter.

53.   British Airways, which says there is no reason for a dispute, said other groups of workers at the airline have already accepted a similar offer.

54.   Bush rejected a similar offer aired by a lower-ranking Taliban official before he began the military strikes, now in their ninth day.

55.   Bush rejected a similar offer aired by a lower-ranking Taliban official before he began the military strikes.

56.   Bush rejected a similar offer aired by a lower-ranking Taliban official before he began the military strikes, now in its ninth day.

57.   But opposition parties already have rejected similar offers and insist that Mrs. Zia resign before any dialogue begins.

58.   But opposition parties already have rejected similar offers and insist Mrs. Zia resign.

59.   Graf said she rejected similar offers in the past.

60.   He has made similar offers before.