1.   And perhaps, too, Johnson would object to any sympathetic portrayal of him in sorrowful pose.

2.   At a meeting of government legislators Tuesday, several urged the conservative Howard to have the film banned, saying it gave a sympathetic portrayal of pedophilia.

3.   His comments were the most sympathetic portrayal of the student movement by a senior Chinese leader since the leadership ordered tanks and troops to oust the demonstrators.

4.   Some critics have complained it will give a sympathetic portrayal of the IRA and could touch off more violence in Northern Ireland.

5.   Some politicians have complained it will give a sympathetic portrayal of the IRA and could touch off more violence in Northern Ireland.

6.   With its upbeat ending and sympathetic portrayals of fighters from both sides, The Stadium Coup offers an antidote to the prevailing pessimism.