11.   But criticism has grown in recent years that the bureaucracy has become outdated by restricting foreign imports and new business opportunities with a sea of unnecessary regulations.

12.   But criticism has grown in recent years that the bureaucracy has become outdated by restricting new business opportunities with a sea of unnecessary regulations.

13.   Chinese criticism has grown sharper since U.S. President George W. Bush offered Taiwan a major arms package last spring.

14.   Criticism is growing that Japanese authorities were unprepared for the disaster.

15.   Criticism grew Thursday against the central government as dallying in its fight against a food poisoning outbreak that has killed seven people and sickened thousands of schoolchildren.

16.   Criticism was growing that Japanese authorities were unprepared for the disaster.

17.   President Elias Hrawi flew to Brazil on Monday as criticism grew over proposed plans to offer citizenship to millions of people of Lebanese origin abroad.

18.   Russian ground forces have been bearing down on the capital of separatist Chechnya as criticism grows in Russia and abroad over the mounting civilian deaths.

19.   But while the military situation has been described as stable, criticism has grown of slow progress on the implementation of the civilian aspects of the Bosnian peace agreement.