11.   The report also portrays the president as the master of the rhetorical dodge, a pathfinder in lawyerly evasion.

12.   Without sugarcoating or glorifying harsh realities, this report portrays the scrounging, panhandling, assaults and drug abuse of the streets.

13.   Croatia waged a war of words Thursday against quarterfinal opponent Germany, assailing German media reports portraying the Croatian team as easy prey.

14.   Fischer denied that the scene was as organized as recent media reports have portrayed.

15.   Media reports have portrayed Rocancourt as a slick international confidence man who rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous.

16.   Media reports portray the Kovals as big spenders who often entertained guests aboard their boat on Lake Ontario.

17.   Officials in Jakarta believe the report portrays many incidents with some intellectual malice, rather than in an unbiased and balanced fashion.

18.   The report portrayed a costly, bloated and ineffective island government.

19.   The reports have portrayed Iraqi officials as evasive and deceptive in meeting inspectors demands for information.

20.   The report portrayed it as an accident, though it gave no details on the cause.