11.   Republicans from Arizona and elsewhere in the West denounced the move.

12.   Securities firms denounced the move, saying it gave banks a competitive advantage, while not addressing the needs of the rest of the financial services industry.

13.   The army said the soldiers were searching for marijuana fields, but Oventic leaders denounced the move as a provocation aimed at showing military strength.

14.   The Ashcroft move was denounced by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups as unconstitutional.

15.   The Communists have denounced those moves as an impractical exercise in political expediency.

16.   The decision reflected pressure from the White House, which denounced the move as unpatriotic in a time of national emergency.

17.   The move was denounced by Barbara Brenner, head of Breast Cancer Action in San Francisco, who attended the conference.

18.   While Johnson denounced the move this week, another former captive, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, joined Clinton in announcing the official end of hostilities.

19.   Opponents denounced the move as trampling civil rights.