31.   Experts said the U.S. will also find it hard to reject criticism that Kodak is largely to blame for its woes in Japan.

32.   Federal officials reject such criticism.

33.   Gore rejects the criticism of his REGO effort, saying that he reduced the bureaucracy in many ways that otherwise would not have been possible.

34.   Hanna Nasser, the mayor of Bethlehem, rejected criticism by Palestinian factions that said the negotiators had given approval to exiling Palestinians from their homeland.

35.   Having been rendered flaccid by a generation of liberal guilt, contemporary liberalism reflexively rejects criticism of social welfare programs.

36.   He rejects the criticism of the Jewish community.

37.   House Republicans, rejecting such criticism, said they were delighted with the proposals and would try to pass legislation doing what the governors want.

38.   Hruska rejected the criticism.

39.   Hoon rejected such criticism on Thursday, asserting that the presence of the British marines had deterred Qaida forces from regrouping.

40.   In a written statement, Medimmune rejected criticism that it benefited unduly from public research.