1.   He was twice a regional candidate for the presidency, but growing national disgust over Southern segregation doomed his candidacy.

2.   Beijing has stepped up a campaign against corruption and other illegal acts by local officials amid fears that growing public disgust could erode communist rule.

3.   His wartime diaries show growing disgust with Hitler and shame over the persecution of the Jews, but he never joined the resistance.

4.   The ruling appeared to reflect growing public disgust over a slew of media stories about employers maltreating, locking up and even raping maids.