Company officials declined to confirm or deny any of the rumors.

Spokesmen for both airlines declined to confirm or deny that a deal had been made.

Spokesmen for both companies declined to confirm or deny the merger last night.

Israeli officials declined to confirm or deny this claim, in keeping with their usual policy.

The government and the factory declined to confirm or deny the reports.

A Deutsche bank spokesman declined to confirm or deny the figure.

The Pentagon, asked for verification, declined to confirm or deny it.

The spokesman also declined to confirm or deny the change in the bomber's flight schedule.

But election officials declined to confirm or deny the reports, and said they would not be ready to announce the results until Saturday.

The Defense Department declined to confirm or deny those reports.