But the proposal also offers more school aid to urban areas, particulary New York City, which have consistently complained that they are shortchanged in educational spending.

As a candidate, he promised a new era of closer, more respectful, foreign relations, but governments in the region have complained consistently that what they got instead was neglect and indifference, especially after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that made terrorism the focus of American foreign policy.

Young people in the poor neighborhoods incubating the violence have consistently complained that police harassment is mainly to blame.

Heads of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since the 1980s have consistently complained that this lobbying makes it impossible for them to apply meaningful reform, even in the wake of accounting scandals, e.g. that which felled Arthur Andersen in 2002.

Last year, for example, Mr. McCain co-sponsored a "bill of rights" measure for airline passengers who have consistently complained about deteriorating service.

Boeing, which has consistently complained that its huge orders are held hostage to the political atmosphere between China and Washington, has a clear position on this issue: It wants the Vice President to seal the deal.

Employers have consistently complained that most forms of standard building contract published by the Joint Contracts Tribunal have inadequately catered for their requirements, and have been devised mainly to suit the traditional procedures adopted by the building designer, quantity surveyor and contractor.

As someone who has consistently complained that the plight and even existence of the Assyrian community is being ignored in Iraq, it would be hypocritical of me to collude in exactly the same way for the case of Turkey.

Mr. Agran is running for President on the Democratic ticket and has consistently complained of being excluded.

Critics of the program have consistently complained that the military was operating on an artificially fast schedule.