21.   His statement also appeared to be a thinly veiled criticism of the United Nations, which failed to prevent NATO air strikes against Bosnia which Beijing strongly opposed.

22.   However, King Hussein littered his speech Saturday with veiled criticisms of Syria, which accused Amman of breaking Arab ranks when it signed peace with Israel.

23.   Israel has come under fire from Palestinians and right-wing Israelis alike for the barrier, and there has also been veiled criticism from the United States.

24.   But the action against the assembly, which seeks Kurdish independence from Turkey, drew veiled criticism from a leading government coalition partner.

25.   Environment Minister Yossi Sarid opted for thinly veiled criticism.

26.   The Philippines on Friday issued a veiled criticism of a Dutch government decision allowing Filipino communist rebel leader Jose Maria Sison to seek political asylum in the Netherlands.

27.   The statement, which contains veiled criticism of the dominant right-wing faction, provoked an outcry in the conservative-majority parliament which demanded an apology.

28.   Trading on the contracts was done on the floors of the Singapore and Osaka futures exchanges, whose regulators came in for veiled criticism in the British report.

29.   Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati said Gulf countries bear responsibility for security in the region, in a veiled criticism of the US military presence.

30.   Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati has said Gulf countries bear responsibility for security in the region, in a veiled criticism of the US military presence.