11.   He has allied himself strongly with Hariri and has lately taken to harsh public attacks on the role of Syria and its intelligence agencies here.

12.   In a series of radio interviews, the president urged voters not to be swayed by harsh attacks on Democratic incumbents.

13.   In recent weeks the Green Party candidate has come under harsh attack from Al Gore supporters who contend his campaign could help elect George W. Bush.

14.   Instead, it gives new power to the federal Office of Pipeline Safety, which has come under harsh attack for being ineffective.

15.   Moreover, investors fretted that the harsh attacks by Mahathir on foreign investors signaled Malaysia has abandoned efforts to open up its economy and markets.

16.   Moreover, Nader shows few signs of softening his harsh attacks on Gore, whom he calls a political clone of Bush.

17.   Over the past year, the tobacco industry and retailers have come under harsh attack for not cracking down on sales to minors.

18.   Pataki avoided any harsh attacks on the plan or the speaker.

19.   Republicans blame the White House for harsh attacks that have made it all but impossible to revise the giant medical program.

20.   Still, Bush has taken pains to establish some distance from the NRA and its harsh attacks on Clinton in recent days.