1.   As criticism grew louder, the government suspended the project and said it would study the matter.

2.   As the criticism grew, Primakov rushed to distance himself from the talk of currency controls.

3.   But as the violence in the West Bank and Gaza escalated, criticism grew that Bush was not doing enough.

4.   Criticism grew this month after the administration announced that it was lifting long-standing restrictions on the sale of advanced weapons to Latin America.

5.   It had raised eyebrows elsewhere in the credit industry, where criticism had been growing about reaffirmation practices from judges and bankruptcy lawyers on both sides of the fence.

6.   Ms. Chesler said that such criticism often grows from a perception that policy changes involving women are the work of Western feminists.

7.   Then, when Milosevic did not quickly accede to NATO demands, criticism also grew that NATO had badly miscalculated.

8.   When it was reported that Sununu had used a government vehicle to attend a New York stamp auction, the criticism grew intense.

9.   Accusations against troops have been plentiful, but prosecutions and punishment rare, and criticism has been growing even from pro-Kremlin Chechens.

10.   But as Russian criticism has grown, they lashed back Friday.