1.   Awaiting his turn, he watched his colleagues emerge from their interviews bemoaning the difficulty of the technical questions.

2.   For his part, Clinton bemoaned the difficulty of getting Americans to pay attention.

3.   Last year, halfway through the third session, Bush aides already were bemoaning the difficulty in coming up with ideas and enthusiasm for a fourth.

4.   Historically, Japanese industry has adjusted to crises even as business leaders bemoaned the difficulties of doing so.