1.   It was that the stock market was also entering a long period of poor returns that would lead to widespread public rejection of stocks as an investment vehicle.

2.   McConaughey faces the same possibility of fast public rejection.

3.   Some observers say the government is a part of the problem, at least tacitly accepting the violence in hopes it will spur public rejection of the extremists.

4.   The Kraft organization was quick to offer a public rejection of the Finneran proposal but has remained virtually mum on the Coates matter.

5.   The public rejection of such foods has been intense -- even though they are common in the United States and have not been shown to pose any health threats.

6.   Yet Mariah Carey, the big sister these two artists most closely resemble, orchestrated a brazenly public rejection of a mentor.

7.   But such public appeals have led to public rejections.

8.   Public U.S. appeals led to public rejections.

9.   This time, public U.S. appeals led to public rejections.

10.   Faced in recent months with public rejection of their most extremist leaders, the Republicans have had to tone down their positions and accept compromises with the White House.