11.   But after sharp criticism at public hearings last week, the agency decided against even steeper increases proposed in November.

12.   But he levied his toughest criticism at the patrol officers who resist supervision and put loyalty above ethical standards.

13.   But Justice Mosk also leveled harsh criticism at his conservative colleagues.

14.   But then Cuomo became governor, and his first lieutenant governor, Alfred B. DelBello, leveled the same criticisms at him.

15.   Cardenas kept swinging at both of his rivals throughout the debate, although he targeted his most sustained criticism at Labastida and the PRI government.

16.   Chalmers directed his criticism at international aid donors like the US Agency for International Development, which backs food aid programs that Chalmers said undermine the local economy.

17.   Except for a general criticism that the Clinton administration had been too quick to intervene in Haiti and other places, Bush did not level major criticisms at Gore.

18.   For his criticisms at Torricelli on Thursday, Zimmer chose the Super Foodtown in Toms River in Ocean County, where the majority of voters are Republican.

19.   Friedkin aimed his criticism at Burton, the judge on the board.

20.   Friday, the fund sent a protest letter to league members that described the relationship between the two groups as cooperative and friendly but leveled harsh criticism at Bernstein.