1.   Publicly, Israeli officials criticized the resolution, but privately many declared it to be tolerable in that it did not recommend any concrete UN steps against Israel.

2.   American officials have criticized economic sanctions that Israel imposed after the bombing, especially a suspension of tax and customs payments to the Palestinian Authority.

3.   Another senior administration official criticized Democrats for feeding what the official described as the latest Washington hysteria.

4.   As private prison operators touted the successes of their therapy and rehabilitation programs, state officials criticized their profit motive and their intense lobbying for contracts.

5.   At the time, Capitol security officials criticized Anderson for staging a publicity stunt.

6.   Australian officials criticized the report, released late Wednesday, saying Ozdowski had formed his opinion before the group conducted its review at the end of January.

7.   Bosnian officials have repeatedly criticized the contact group for creeping appeasement of the Serbs.

8.   A Clark County official also criticizes the bill.

9.   Administration officials have criticized that approach, saying that it would not provide enough assistance next year to permit the insurers to keep premium rates low.

10.   After European officials criticized the public executions by firing squad of two collaborators in January, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat promised to hold no more executions.