1.   After the incident, he became a hate figure in the British press.

2.   To large sections ofthe right, and in parts of the media, she is something of a hate figure.

3.   Labour hopes the poster image will help to counter apathy among its traditional supporters, for whom the former Tory prime minister became a hate figure.

4.   Pinochet said that became a hate figure for socialists because of his role in the coup.

5.   His campaign has helped turn him into a Protestant folk hero and Catholic hate figure.

6.   None other than superstar David Beckham, who has gone from hate figure to national icon since the last World Cup four years ago.

7.   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was symbolically burned at the stake Monday at an annual festival in Port Said where inhabitants burn effigies of hate figures.

8.   Denktash is a hate figure for most Greek Cypriots, who view him as a dictator.

9.   The incident triggered a massive anti-US campaign on the Internet and Ohno remains a hate figure among South Korean youth.