11.   UEFA slammed as totally unacceptable the decision to suspend the committee just as it was about to question the FIFA finance director.

12.   His response has been slammed as inadequate by economists and dealers and, according to dealers, is currently being reflected in the marketplace.

13.   Hundreds of international observers are due in Bosnia for the vote but already the exercise has been slammed as unfair and harmful to the divided country.

14.   Israel also was slammed as a regional security threat by Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati, who supported a series of extensions to allow for strengthening the treaty.

15.   But four ministers, including Foreign Minister Fares Bweiz, then refused publicly to back the bill while the influential parliament speaker Nabih Berri slammed it as unconstitutional.

16.   Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Monday launched a scathing attack on a genetically modified cotton variety widely used in China, slamming it as harmful and counterproductive.

17.   Environmental watchdog Greenpeace on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BT modified cotton variety, slamming it as harmful and counterproductive.

18.   US President Bill Clinton publicly offered massive aid to a post-Castro Cuba, which the Cuban president slammed as offensive.

19.   With much at stake, the electoral campaign has been tough with all parties engaging in fierce attacks on their opponents, slamming them as corrupt and incapable.

20.   North Korea has slammed it as a rehearsal for war, demanding its permanent cancellation.