1.  And who better than the securities analyst employed by the investment bank running the offering -- a critical player in selling the stock at the road show party?

2.  And they did it without Adam Deadmarsh, the critical player in the trade with the Avs.

3.  At the least, it takes arguably the third-most critical player on the Spurs out of the equation.

4.  For players critical of what they consider distorted media coverage, that clarification is evidence that NFL players are better people than they are portrayed to be.

5.  He refuses to get into a war of words with Patriots players critical of him.

6.  In this midterm election year, Cheney has become not only a marquee attraction but a critical behind-the-scenes player in Republican electoral politics.

7.  Kassebaum is a critical player in determining how much federal funding, if any, the NEA will ultimately receive.

8.  Right now the tally is very close, which is why the mayor could be a critical player.

9.  So the Yankees completed one of their most important off-season tasks by securing the player critical to the success of their pitchers and to clubhouse harmony.

10.  That means junior center Kostas Charissis will be a critical player, although few realize it.