21.   At a time of shrinking public budgets, city and state officials have faced criticism that they are too quick to grant tax breaks to retain employers.

22.   At the same time, China has avoided mentioning the US airstrikes against Afghanistan, which have faced increasing criticism from nations that are predominantly Muslim.

23.   Barak, whose coalition government fractured before he left, faced criticism from hawkish conservatives that he was willing to cede too much.

24.   BellSouth has faced analyst criticism for sticking to a go-it-alone strategy while a number of rivals go the merger route.

25.   Blair will arrive in Texas after facing some criticism at home.

26.   Big Sugar also faces criticism on a range of environmental and migrant worker issues.

27.   Both companies have faced criticism recently.

28.   Both intelligence agencies face increasing criticism for their performance in the weeks leading up to the terrorist attacks.

29.   Both Genentech and Amgen have faced criticism over the years for refusing to develop tests or alter their drugs in ways that would make their use easy to detect.

30.   Administration officials had said Yeltsin would face criticism for his actions in the Chechnya war, where fighting has escalated recently.