11.   All the while, once again, intense criticism from the media over the breakup exacerbated the problem.

12.   Allen, who founded Microsoft Corp. with Chairman Bill Gates, faced intense criticism for his requirement that the state agree to help finance a stadium.

13.   But after intense criticism by civil rights groups and congressional Democrats, who accused Republicans of being insensitive to minorities, Helms changed tack late Monday.

14.   But even with the sweeteners, Kolbe and Stenholm said they knew their plan would attract intense criticism.

15.   But in the wake of intense criticism, administrators and faculty are distancing themselves.

16.   But the idea has come under intense criticism and apparently faces a tough battle in Congress.

17.   But the research draws intense criticism from religious conservatives and abortion opponents because the embryos, which they regard as nascent human life, are destroyed.

18.   But the work draws intense criticism from religious conservatives and abortion opponents because the experiments result in the destruction of the embryos.

19.   Cerullo, who was among the most highly compensated Wall Street executives, has been the subject of intense criticism on Wall Street.

20.   Chinese liberals say the timing of the intense criticisms, after years of stuttering but slowly expanding intellectual freedom, is probably related to Communist Party politics.