1.   Before his show was terminated, Hightower delivered some stinging on-air criticisms of both ABC and Disney.

2.   But even on normally friendly Democratic turf, the president faced stinging criticism.

3.   But he reserved his most stinging criticism for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

4.   But that brought stinging criticism from the Democrats that Starr was witness to nothing and that he was simply being given a platform to rehabilitate his image.

5.   But the wealth and tactics he used to win drew a stinging criticism from a Texas Supreme Court justice.

6.   Dr. Houk came under stinging criticism from environmental groups, veteran organizations and several politicians for his views on dioxin.

7.   Even a telephoned plea from Clinton during a trip to Moscow failed to dissuade the senator from delivering the stinging criticism.

8.   Finally, faced with stinging criticism that he was tampering, Goss backed off and upgraded Ellerbe to interim status.

9.   Hightower says it was because of his opinions, particularly his long string of stinging criticisms of Disney.

10.   If most of us had faced a barrage of stinging criticism of the sort she has received, the temptation to hide under the covers would be strong indeed.