They were outspokenly critical of the welfare overhaul bill, and persist in urging unpopular causes like foreign economic aid.

Ms. Fallaci has been outspokenly critical of Muslim militancy since the Sept. 11 attacks.

Oxfam, which specializes in providing help in poor countries, used to be outspokenly critical of the entire international trading system.

Mr. van Eck was rejected for being outspokenly critical of Inkatha, the Zulu political organization.

He has been outspokenly critical of other publishers for their failure to recruit and advance blacks and other minorities.

At the time, Tool members were outspokenly critical of file-sharing networks in general due to their impact on artists that are dependent on record sales to continue their careers.

Mr. Balladur said he "did not disapprove," but the Interior Minister, Charles Pasqua, was outspokenly critical.

After the Cultural Revolution, she began to write this outspokenly critical novel about the unswerving hold of China's society before and after the Communist takeover.

The band members were outspokenly critical of peer-to-peer file sharing networks, due to the negative financial impact on artists dependent on success in record sales.

Mr. Annan has been outspokenly critical of both Israel and the Palestinians as the current round of violence has run out of control.