21.   Byrd has been complaining for weeks that Ridge, as a presidential adviser and not a Senate-confirmed agency head, cannot be compelled to testify to Congress.

22.   Chechens have complained for years that money was being siphoned off.

23.   Chilean investors have complained for the past week that they only discovered crucial elements of the agreement from Chilean news reports.

24.   Challengers had complained for years that the voting system, which gives board seats to the candidates with the most votes, favored incumbents.

25.   Conservatives have complained for years about the supposed intolerance on university campuses toward their views.

26.   Courtaulds, which has complained for more than a year about extreme volatility in raw materials costs, said it is optimistic that stability is returning to its markets.

27.   Consumers have been complaining for years about credit-card companies that jack up their late fees and trim the amount of time customers have to pay their bills.

28.   Democrats have been complaining for months.

29.   Employers have been complaining for months about the difficulty they are having recruiting workers.

30.   He complained for about five seconds.