1. Chirac endorsed a controversial call by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder for a revamp of NATO, which the United States has rebuffed.
2. The president was also rebuffed after making a high profile pitch for his home city of Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics.
3. China regrets that the United States has rebuffed space cooperation with China, the head of China's space agency told his American counterpart in Washington.
4. But a student rebuffed her by saying that most children are forced to play the piano and end up hating it.
5. Chinese officials have repeatedly rebuffed accusations that its African policy merely seeks to satiate its demand for energy resources.
6. The parents were rebuffed repeatedly by federal courts after Congress passed an extraordinary law last weekend allowing the case to be heard by federal judges.
7. Senior British government minister Lord Falconer rebuffed Blix's comment and said Britain's inquiry would provide answers.
8. But since we all know the law already, his feeble attempt is rebuffed quickly.
9. Tehran has thus far rebuffed the offer in the face of three rounds of economic, trade and financial sanctions by the UN Security Council.
10. She once offered to help an elderly lady carry a heavy load, but was immediately rebuffed.