1.   And plans by some drug makers to offer steep discounts has prompted cries for price reductions in this country.

2.   After a bizarre interview-trial conducted by fellow editors of the literary review Perpendiculaire, Houellebecq was formally expelled as a founding member, prompting cries of McCarthyism.

3.   He cites several historical examples of business failures that prompted similar cries for intervention, but caused barely a ripple when allowed to run their course.

4.   He later appointed Clay his secretary of state, prompting cries of cronyism.

5.   Taking a narrow interpretation of the new law, the administration prompted cries of outrage from the timber industry.

6.   The contradictory signals prompted a cry of foul from fund-raising watchdog groups.

7.   Virtually everyone targeted hails from Arab or South Asian countries, prompting cries of racial profiling and guilt by association.

8.   But a surprising number of ballots were thrown out, prompting cries of foul play from the Bush campaign.

9.   The crackdown prompted cries of revenge from Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

10.   Megawati Sukarnoputri is considering using her presidential powers to abolish the charges, a minister revealed on Thursday, prompting both cries of outrage and expressions of support.