1.   A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference.

2.   His implication was that Egypt would not boycott the conference if it was held in any case, but he might send low-ranking officials.

3.   Once, Connolly remembers, Berners-Lee threatened to boycott a conferences organized by a Canadian data provider after finding its Web site wanting.

4.   Saudi Arabia and the Sudan boycotted the conference.

5.   Syria has balked at those demands, and Egyptian officials have threatened to boycott the conference if Syria does not participate.

6.   The Bush administration had threatened to boycott the conference unless language deemed offensive to Israel was modified.

7.   They promised to boycott academic conferences attended by Meneses.

8.   US officials Friday repeated their frustration with the failed talks, but said a final decision had not been made on whether to boycott the conference.

9.   With Syria and Lebanon boycotting the conference, the United States has already met with one disappointment.

10.   A decision on whether the United States will boycott the conference is due next week.