1.   During the campaign, Bush criticized his predecessor for entering regional conflicts without an exit strategy.

2.   Giuliani criticized his predecessor, David Dinkins, for his friendship with the lobbyist Sid Davidoff during the last mayoral campaign.

3.   He did not release photocopies, though he criticized his predecessor, Mario Cuomo, for withholding photocopies last year.

4.   He criticized his predecessor for publicly warning that Argentina was on the brink of a devaluation or depression.

5.   In June, Kilts criticized his predecessors for introducing new products before they had recouped the investment of previous innovations.

6.   It did not help matters that the Giuliani administration had criticized his predecessor, Bratton, for accepting similar trips.

7.   While trying not to criticize his predecessor, Daft conveys his belief that Coca-Cola dropped the ball more than a few times.

8.   White carefully avoids criticizing his predecessor, Art Shell.

9.   Amnesty International and other human rights criticized her predecessor Jose Ayala Lasso, who resigned last March to become foreign minister of Ecuador.

10.   Amnesty International and others had strongly criticized her predecessor, Jose Ayala Lasso, for allegedly failing to confront governments which abuse civil liberties.