31.   The slow pace of publishing the papers has provoked criticism from other scholars.

32.   A series of recent Taliban decisions have provoked international criticism and strained relations with the United Nations.

33.   A private school plans to raffle off guns, provoking criticism that the fund-raiser shows insensitivity to acts of school violence.

34.   After Aristide returned last October, he continued to back the Lavalas Platform, provoking criticism that the Electoral Council was favoring Lavalas candidates and others backed by Aristide.

35.   At the time, the agreement provoked angry criticism from hard-line Russian politicians, and many have become only more apprehensive about NATO since then.

36.   But the decision to withdraw the decoration provoked strong criticism among Czech politicians, who said it damaged Czech-Austrian relations.

37.   But the demolition policy has provoked harsh criticism from the United Nations and human rights groups.

38.   Even more civilians are believed to have died, provoking criticism of Yeltsin within Russia and from around the world.

39.   He denied reports that he ignored the political elite when deciding policy, especially his pro-western initiatives, which have provoked considerable criticism at home from politicians and analysts.

40.   His proposals to reform the loss-making social security sector have provoked severe criticism.