11.   Iran is a vehement critic of the occupation.

12.   The United States has been one of the most consistent supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi -- and the most vehement critics of the junta.

13.   The United States has been one of the most consistent supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi -- and the most vehement critics of the Myanmar junta.

14.   Senate majority leader Robert Dole, a vehement critic of the Bosnian Serbs, has vowed to push for an end to the ban.

15.   The debate on the scandal raised the tension in the house, with a Yadav supporter and a vehement critic almost coming to blows.