41.   Some of this criticism is coming from people and agencies eager to deflect criticism from themselves.

42.   So far Republicans have deflected Democratic criticism with the argument that the current welfare system is a complete failure because it traps people in poverty.

43.   Some of this is deliberately fanned by the state-run press in certain Arab countries to deflect criticism from the regime.

44.   That claim seemed to be an attempt to deflect criticism of Saudi Arabia and other countries over reports that al-Qaida had received money from groups based there.

45.   That might sound like a coach deflecting criticism before it begins, but Hackett does have a point.

46.   The allegations are intended to deflect criticism of the Bush administration from those who say that it is Washington that has undermined the treaty, which it pioneered.

47.   The authors sometimes try to deflect that criticism and sometimes agree with it.

48.   The Corps has been able to deflect criticism because it does so many nice things for members of Congress.

49.   The Democratic television ads were widely credited with deflecting criticism from Silver, who had not budged from his original negotiating stance, and refocusing it on the Republicans.

50.   The government is deflecting criticism by plugging the forthcoming sales of Banco Continental and Energy companies under the Citizen Participation Program.