71.   Israeli officials reject the charge of double standards.

72.   Israeli officials rejected the Hamas announcement as improperly distinguishing between Israelis on each side of the disputed boundaries with the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

73.   Israeli officials rejected the charge, and no independent observers appear to have been present.

74.   Japanese officials have rejected the American demand as interference in private business arrangements.

75.   Japanese officials have rejected U.S. reservations about legal procedures here.

76.   Korean automotive industry officials reject the AAMA allegations.

77.   Lebanese officials were quick to blame Israel, and Israeli officials quickly rejected the accusations.

78.   Mass and Rosett said that photos were cropped to exclude images of intimacy between men, and that museum officials rejected representations of condoms in the show.

79.   Matsushita officials rejected the idea.

80.   Microsoft officials adamantly rejected any allegations of wrongdoing and argued that they were merely giving bigger discounts to companies that bought in high volume.