11.   Such proposals take direct aim at HMOs and their cost-cutting ways.

12.   The hurricane, which came right after Bush won renomination at the Republican National Convention in Houston, took direct aim at the re-election campaign.

13.   The letter took direct aim at Ashcroft, a Missouri senator until he lost that seat in November to an opponent financed in part by a committee Torricelli chaired.

14.   While Colin Powell is best positioned to take advantage of that political landscape, Forbes for now is the only challenger taking direct aim at it.

15.   Expected to win easy passage in Parliament, the bill takes direct aim at the Helms-Burton act.

16.   He took direct aim at Robert Helmick, a former IOC vice president and head of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

17.   Samaranch took direct aim at Robert Helmick, a former IOC vice president and head of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

18.   Unless soldiers believe they are in immediate danger, army policy calls for them to fire a warning shot before taking direct aim at anyone.

19.   Bosnian Serbs took direct aim at a bunker occupied by Danish peacekeepers in Dvor, Croatia, killing two and wounding eight others, commander Joern Jensen said Tuesday.

20.   Christopher took direct aim at those suspicions on Thursday.