1.   It is worth remembering that even before the lockout gave the NBA a black eye, its image was taking a public beating.

2.   Li was surprised when Mao insisted that he had not ordered the public beating and humiliation of the three leaders.

3.   The Taliban used draconian and arbitrary rules and public beatings to control and terrorize women.

4.   Those caught using tobacco, drinking alcohol, or listening to music faced public beatings.

5.   After the public beating the woman was taken from the stadium.

6.   Bank Indonesia has probably taken the most public beating since the regional currency contagion struck Indonesia in June.

7.   For example, the broadcast said some drivers have been playing music, an offense that is punishable by a public beating.

8.   In Taliban-run Afghanistan, a public beating is given anyone found listening to music.

9.   In the two-thirds of Afghanistan under Taliban rule, women have been banned from the workplace and public beatings, floggings and executions have been imposed.

10.   Lesser crimes often result in public beatings.