Skrepenak was a vocal detractor on the organization after leaving the Raiders.

And even his most vocal detractors are impressed by the mayor's grant-getting success.

Even his most vocal detractors acknowledge that the minister's ability to reach out to others in crises had likely saved lives and inspired hundreds to community service.

It has a fiercely loyal base of support and some rather vocal detractors.

The report was prepared by the Council for Economic Priorities, a nonprofit group interested in public affairs that has been among the most vocal detractors of the anti-missile effort.

And now this, a grudging accolade for humans from one of their most vocal detractors?

Mr. Pollini plays with fingers of steel and a probing intellect, a combination that has won him both fervent admirers and vocal detractors.

Senator John Warner, a Virginia Republican who has been Mr. North's most vocal detractor, also brandished a copy of the letter at a news conference.

Along the way she has attracted a cult following, and a few vocal detractors.