They do not reject foreign investment, but they want to control it.

ECONOMIST: Poland

Community councils take part in consultations during the planning process although, of course, they do not decide whether to reject or accept plans.

BBC: 'Sense of community' is crucial

But some opposition groups reject this: they do not want the vote to take place at all, or want it delayed.

ECONOMIST: Indonesia��s chance

Three layers of checks must be passed before an aglet is allowed access to a computer, and one of these layers can be customised for example to reject aglets whose owners do not have subscriptions to a commercial database.

ECONOMIST: Computer viruses need not be all bad

To begin with, they absolutely reject the term Hispanic because they say Hispanics speak Spanish, and we do not speak Spanish, we speak Portuguese.

NPR: Afro-Brazilian, African-American Ties

"Major supermarkets, in meeting consumer expectations, will often reject entire crops of perfectly edible fruit and vegetables at the farm because they do not meet exacting marketing standards for their physical characteristics, such as size and appearance, " the study said.

CNN: World wastes half its food, study finds