Several critics have pounced on the book, saying that Mr. Charmley offers no new evidence that HItler or anyone else ingermany was interested indeiscussing a way out of the war, or that the British people would ever have accepted such a compromise.

British critics pounced on the commentaries, which were made into wall texts at the Tate, as well as printed in the show's catalogue.

The critics have pounced.

Mr. Spitzer's critics immediately pounced on what they described as hypocrisy.

In an interview Ms. Tharp said she knew the production had problems before the critics pounced on them and the Chicago sales stagnated.

Without a doubt, many critics of deregulation will pounce on the Drexel episode as proof that Wall Street is out of control and that much more regulation is needed.

While the chancellor's critics pounced upon the higher scores as evidence that the school system did not need such an overhaul, some of his allies acknowledged that he would now be under even more pressure to show gains next spring.

When his quavering off-key croaking was done, the critics pounced.

But critics soon pounced on the new deal, which set the price on average at $95, publicizing details that the government had not, including the fact that the price was fixed for only six months and is likely to rise again.

When her first album, "Rara," which means "Weird" or "Strange," was released in 1996, critics here pounced, dismissing it as "the caprice of an actress who thinks she's a musician," Ms. Molina recalled.