Mentor initially offered $12.13 a share in cash, but its offer was rebuffed by Quickturn, which has been battling the deal in court.

When the offer was rebuffed, Nasdaq went on to amass a 25 percent stake in the exchange.

Long Island Bancorp did not return phone calls seeking comment on why the higher offer was rebuffed.

The offer was rebuffed by Barney's creditors, and Saks later said it would offer no more.

That offer was rebuffed, and Tyco, which does not do hostile deals, backed off.

Dr. Pesch's first offer of $1.74 billion was rebuffed by American Medical's board about two weeks ago.

It seems his offer was rebuffed, and the incident in his life that he spoke of may have been a heart attack he had recently suffered.

Relatives in Massachusetts, neighbors and social workers all tried to help, but their offers were rebuffed.

In 1868, the islanders voted to sell the colony to the United States but their offer was rebuffed.

All these offers have been rebuffed.