1.   The initial plan to sell off part of the company met with intense criticism.

2.   The reversal of the decision followed intense public criticism of the referendum idea, and statements by several political parties that it would prove socially divisive.

3.   But he and his players know a poor performance against Scotland in the wake of the Brazilian defeat would spark off intense criticism in the German media.

4.   Almost since its creation, the Fed has been subject to intense criticism, and attempts by Congress and a succession of administrations to bring it under control.

5.   And after three years of drought, the Corps faces intense criticism when it drains water from reservoirs like Lake Lanier to float a handful of barges.

6.   And although condoms are widely available in drug stores in Beijing and Shanghai, an effort to install machines on university campuses was abandoned after intense criticism.

7.   Another possibility was that Putin was simply trying to distance himself from a decision that had sparked intense criticism at home and abroad.

8.   Barak accepted, despite intense criticism from both the rightist opposition and leading figures in his own Cabinet.

9.   Both coach Mario Zagallo and forward Bebeto redeemed themselves after several days of intense criticism, as Zagallo made successful adjustments and Bebeto scored the first Brazil goal.

10.   After intense criticism, the state government dropped the terrorism charges late last week, maintaining conventional criminal murder and arson charges against the accused in the train fire.