11.   Cockerell and others blame the media for the growing negative perception of juveniles and say that media coverage might encourage juveniles to commit crimes.

12.   Cothran says a lot of negative perception of pageants has to do with the hundreds of small pageants not related to Miss Texas that have sprung up recently.

13.   Dave, you have a negative perception problem.

14.   Despite their negative perception of Congress, Arizonans trust the Republicans more than the president to handle issues involving the economy, crime, welfare reform and deficit reduction.

15.   Dole was also stuck by association with an increasingly negative perception of the GOP-controlled Congress, led by House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.

16.   He has instilled hope and excitement in a city that has more often than not sulked in the wake of negative perceptions.

17.   I want to focus on the positive realities rather than the negative perceptions that might be out there.

18.   In general, the survey results indicate negative perceptions about clergy are off base.

19.   It is apparently designed to counter negative perceptions about wieners.

20.   Much of the problem has to do with negative perceptions.