11.   Beyond that, the critics contends that the new penalty could be abused by cash-strapped localities seeking ways to trim their welfare rolls.

12.   Administration critics have contended that the payments may have been hush money to keep him from talking to investigators about the Clintons.

13.   According to U.S. immigration officials, the hijackers exploited an immigration system that critics contend is riddled with loopholes.

14.   All the other candidates in the race withdrew, and critics contend that the generals who once ran Algeria still do so from the shadows.

15.   But critics contend Leake has accomplished little in his seven years in the House and is too aligned with Griffin and the old guard of the House.

16.   But critics contend that the programs are costly and may make little difference in the long run.

17.   But critics contend that Bush is making a serious miscalculation in emphasizing supply over conservation.

18.   But critics contend that companies indiscriminately write off broad residential swathes, seemingly on the basis of race or class alone.

19.   But critics contend that housing vouchers, by their very nature, are slated to generate controversy.

20.   But critics contend that the changes at Giffen have been largely cosmetic, and that the city could never afford to repeat them at other struggling schools.