1.   Brown rejected suggestions that she acted inappropriately by sharply criticizing the budget in public while at the same time responsible for convincing the rating agencies not to downgrade.

2.   But he is to return by Monday and is expected to say little in public while preparing for his confirmation hearings.

3.   City officials cited those requirements Thursday as they tried to reassure the public while announcing the suspension of two-thirds of its elevator inspectors for unspecified misconduct.

4.   Madeleine Albright, the chief U.S. delegate to the United Nations, was too diplomatic to speak as bluntly in public while visiting Angola this month.

5.   Passing the new buck to the public while maintaining its value and integrity are not just an American issue.

6.   President Johnson was well aware of how much political damage his brother could do, and what he might say in public while under the influence.

7.   The attorney general said FBI agents will now be able to attend any gathering open to the public while investigating terrorism, even if not pursuing a particular case.

8.   The complex structure let scores of developers sell a stake in their properties to the public while deferring the steep tax liabilities from the sale of those properties.

9.   Traditionally this means offering only the feeblest criticism in public while saying something tougher in private.

10.   A foreign man is reading poetry in public while getting his head shaved by a Thai woman.