11.  The people Rove talked to either declined to quote his stated reasons or dismissed them as implausible.

12.  The stated reason for the closing?

13.  The stated reason was a falsified expense account.

14.  The stated reason?

15.  The stated reason for the firing was the reluctance of the officers to cut costs, as directed by the board.

16.  The stated reason is safety.

17.  The stated reason was geographic integrity, but the obvious reason was to get away from Kareem.

18.  Then Imagine Media folded Fuse, a lifestyle magazine for the new economy, after one issue, with one stated reason being a lack of interest from advertisers.

19.  Their stated reason was that that court did not need the vacancy filled.

20.  Vinnie also has a new girlfriend, which is the stated reason he has called Carter from Lexington to his Cucamonga hideaway.