1.   If western critics can be said to have had a unifying credo, then this was the constant stress on artistic freedom.

2.   As deceptively simple as it is enigmatic, the Japanese dance troupe Sankai Juku sends Western critics scrambling for the thesaurus.

3.   But China has found a way to get in a dig at its Western critics.

4.   But Putin reserved a few sentences for thinly veiled criticisms of Western critics, even as he asserted that the Cold War was over.

5.   But the accord is sure to be scrutinized by Western critics who fear it has given Moscow too much say over NATO decision-making.

6.   Even if the government wanted to change what Western critics regard as discriminatory laws, many Saudis said, it would risk enraging conservatives inside the country.

7.   George Lodge, a Harvard Business School professor who has written a number of books on Japan, says Western critics miss the point.

8.   Milosevic has bet for eight years that he could outlast and outmaneuver Western critics.

9.   President Boris Yeltsin arrived Wednesday, telling reporters he will change the minds of his Western critics.

10.   Some Western critics of expansion have argued that too many members would weaken the council and make decisions harder.