101.   Beaverton-based Nike been the target of frequent criticism over wages and working conditions in the factories of its subcontractors, mostly in Asia.

102.   Berlusconi recently sold part of his television and advertising unit to try to quiet criticism over potential conflicts of interest.

103.   Bobby Valentine has an idea on how to stop the criticism over All-Star selections.

104.   Buddhism remains strong in Thailand, but is in a bit of a crisis because of criticism over the sometimes opulent lifestyles of powerful priests and monks.

105.   But in recent years, Japan has slightly scaled back its long-term nuclear programs because of growing international criticism over its stockpiling of plutonium.

106.   But the newly elected leader faces protests and criticism over Chechnya and allegations that Russian troops have used excessive force and executed civilians in the breakaway republic.

107.   But under withering criticism over the excerpts this week, she withdrew the book Wednesday four days before it was to hit bookstores.

108.   Chief weapons inspector Richard Butler, long a target of Iraqi accusations, came under intensified criticism over an interview he gave to The New York Times.

109.   Clinton decided to move to Harlem after facing a barrage of criticism over his first choice, a penthouse suite in midtown Manhattan overlooking Central Park.

110.   Colombia and China were singled out for criticism over abuses of labor union rights in a report published Tuesday to coincide with a U.N. labor conference.