1.   Finally, there was the issue of Wimbledon itself, Pierce drawing heavy criticism for her five-year absence from the tournament.

2.   He spent time talking to teen-age prisoners one day and handed out free turkeys another, drawing criticism that he was just looking for publicity.

3.   The RAI state broadcasting company late Thursday appointed a new slate of executives, immediately drawing sharp criticism from the center-right opposition.

4.   Balladur has replaced his disgraced ministers piecemeal, drawing criticism that he should have grasped the nettle and carried out a sweeping reshuffle.

5.   But the proposals, which would include curfews to control children as young as five, were drawing criticism by civil liberties groups even before they were officially unveiled.

6.   The procedure left her with medical problems and she spent the family savings for doctors and medicine, drawing biting criticism from her husband and his family.