41.   Sharon is facing intense criticism from right-wing politicians for even taking part in security talks with the Palestinians.

42.   She knew the Tailwind story would generate intense criticism, and prepared a detailed briefing book for her bosses at CNN about her sourcing and the coming fire storm.

43.   Sir Francis might have avoided intense criticism if he had restricted his studies to sexual attractiveness, but he took a different line, seeking to measure intelligence.

44.   Some note that the initiative has followed the intense criticism of the Police Department after a highly publicized brutality case in Brooklyn.

45.   That plan has come under intense criticism from many Democrats who said it did not go far enough.

46.   The agreement includes a kind of city financing mechanism that has recently drawn intense criticism.

47.   The announcement comes at a time when the health care industry, particularly HMOs, faces intense criticism over putting cost-cutting ahead of quality of care.

48.   The assertion met with intense criticism from campaign finance reform advocates and Republicans, who said soft money was often used to influence federal elections.

49.   The bill, which has drawn intense criticism from the Catholic Church, requires companies to include coverage of birth control in their insurance plans.

50.   The administration is facing intense criticism from Congress for being too lax toward the Chinese on such matters.