1.   Other exchanges soon followed with similar plans, although nearly all of them decried the practice.

2.   She also decried the practice of retaliating against women who assert their civil rights to be treated as equals in the workplace.

3.   Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan decried the practice for the first time.

4.   Recent newspaper editorials have decried the practices, saying they hurt the reputation of a country seeking a more prominent economic and political role in the world.