1.   A fraud, its critics counter.

2.   But an insincere and dishonest one, critics counter.

3.   But critics counter that it would penalize the majority of good-faith filers and reward the industries whose aggressive marketing tactics lead to many of the filings.

4.   But some critics countered that relatively little is being done by airlines and aviation authorities to screen pilots for psychological distress.

5.   But, as critics have countered over the decades, such a connection is elusive.

6.   Critics counter that boosting federal support for U.S. exports to match levels enjoyed by foreign companies would not make U.S. goods more competitive overseas.

7.   Critics counter that EAI over-promised and under-achieved, even exaggerated test results to make itself look better.

8.   Critics counter that the bill would treat consumers far more harshly than businesses caught in similar circumstances.

9.   Critics counter that the board pockets a large cut of the money and delays payments to farmers.

10.   Critics counter that the foreign attention is more likely to prompt improvement of a cosmetic sort.