31.   Israeli hardliners, including Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert, leveled scathing criticism against Kok over his policy on Jerusalem.

32.   Mainly, though, Bush has been subjected to scathing criticism.

33.   Matthaeus came under scathing criticism Wednesday by German national team players for rekindling an on-going feud with Klinsmann, who replaced him as team captain.

34.   Muehlegg, whose failed drug test caused the games to ring out with a sour note Sunday, drew scathing criticism.

35.   Olmert aide Hagai Elias said the Dutch leader was taken aback by the scathing criticism.

36.   Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Tuesday defended a government-backed rescue plan for the troubled Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Ltd. against scathing criticism by opposition parties.

37.   Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Tuesday defended the government-backed rescue plan for Long-Term Credit Bank against scathing criticism by opposition parties.

38.   The Basque Nationalist Party drew scathing criticism from Madrid for allying itself with the ETA-linked party in the last legislature.

39.   The Basque Nationalist Party drew scathing criticism from the national government for allying itself with the ETA-linked party in the last legislature.

40.   The instability has crippled the economy, scared away foreign investors and drawn scathing criticism from the international community.