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Army units trying to block off the sprawling protest site came under attack by a mob tossing rocks, firecrackers and petrol bombs.

The way Wall Street did IPOs came under scrutiny. And a whole set of rules were put in place to try to stop accounting frauds like Enron.

Petrov was initially praised for his cool head but later came under criticism and was, for a while, made the scapegoat for the false alarm.

Later, when it came under British control, it became known as a symbol of British naval strength and was known as "the Rock. "

At the age of twenty-one, however, I came under a new influence, that of my future brother-in-law, Logan Pearsall Smith.

The BBC came under fire last month after its shortlist for the Sports Personality of the Year award did not include any women.

Citi also came under fire over a little-noticed decision by the US tax authorities to allow the bank to keep a $38bn tax break.

As he made his way down the stairwell, his building came under attack as well.

She too came under-fire from advocacy groups, and later said she was 'sorry' for her comments.

It came under US control and in 1935, its status was upgraded to that of a US Commonwealth.

Areva came under pressure to put older, cheaper designs back in its catalogue.

The company's Google Buzz social network came under fire when it was launched for using people's Gmail contacts without their permission.

They split it between them; some of the towns came under the sole control of Bern, Zurich or Lucerne while the rest became common lordships.

In London, Gordon Brown came under pressure from the Liberal Democrats for failing to obstruct the Kraft deal.

The pilots' orders were that, if they came under attack from German fighters, they were to ditch Bohr promptly into the North Sea.

Eyewitnesses said the city, 50 kilometers west of the capital, came under heavy mortar fire.

Here a thought struck me, which came under almost mysterious circumstances and with a terrible shock.

We felt the unity and fellowship of our nation when freedom came under attack, and our response came like a single hand over a single heart.

Both governments came under attack for adopting policies that would erode the long-term confidence of foreign investors.

Police came under fire as they tried to stop vehicles carrying the suspected hitmen, a police officer told AFP news agency.

When Maori people began to restrict land sales, however, the Government came under pressure from the increasing number of British settlers .

That came under great pressure when Galileo turned his telescope towards the sky and saw various phenomena which simply contradicted it.

And the dirt piles up. The head of another stable, Musashigawa, this month came under police investigation for assaulting a trainee.

Chloroform in particular came under attack in the 20th century, and was shown to be carcinogenic by ingestion in laboratory mice and rats.

The U. S. program subsidizing the use of corn for the production of fuel ethanol came under sharp criticism at a Senate hearing Wednesday .

Mr. Greenberg stepped down from AIG in 2005 as the company came under investigation for its accounting practices.

The New Zealand dollar came under additional pressure after the central bank vowed to maintain record low rates until at least July 2010.

On that front, too, there was an excess of optimism in the West about the extent of our capabilities when we came under attack.

High yielders &carry trades came under pressure, as the market wanted nothing to do with the extra risk in this uncertainty environment.

Known as the "science cop, " Fang came under the spotlight in recent years for helping expose academic misconduct.

When the dollar began to rebound, in 1996, Asian economies came under tightening pressure that burst their asset bubbles.

Japan came under a storm of criticism Monday for going ahead with its largest whale hunt yet.

News Corporation came under renewed pressure for decisions taken at some of its subsidiaries.

As the skinny trend persisted, fashion designers and modeling agencies came under fire for allegedly promoting an emaciated aesthetic.

the president came under attack from all sides for his inability to tackle the country's severe social problems.

The CEO came under fire for not disclosing the company's problems to shareholders.

Google Inc. recently announced it would stop censoring search results in China after the company's servers came under a cyber-attack there.

The President came under attack from all sides for his inability to tackle the country's sever social problem.

The program also came under attack after Education Department officials were accused of conflicts of interest with reading publishers.

The ministry spokesman said it was unclear whether the repairmen were escorted by police when they came under attack.

FEMA came under withering criticism for its slow and poorly co-ordinated response to Katrina, particularly to the flooding of New Orleans.

DES consequently came under intense academic scrutiny, and motivated the modern understanding of block ciphers and their cryptanalysis .

Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.

After Japan lost its empire in World War II, the word shina came under fire.

The private Express News quoted Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah as saying that Gillani was not in the car when it came under attack.

Meanwhile, US president Barack Obama came under domestic pressure to take a tougher stance on the disputed election.

East Timor television reported that the home of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao also came under fire, but that no one was hurt.

As foreign economies weakened, their financial institutions and public finances came under stress too, reinforcing the global slowdown.

Less than eight months into our administration the nation came under terrorist attack.

As the Asian financial crisis swept through the region, our economy came under tremendous strain.

The organization came under heavy pressure this month after it advised farmers in Guangdong Province in a land dispute.

While he was fighting the fire, his plane came under attack by a couple of German fighters.

The news comes as US defence firm Lockheed Martin admitted it came under a significant cyber attack last week.

In May, Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang came under fire for signing a deal with the Baisha corporation, a tobacco giant.

Equity and credit markets came under further pressure as investors headed for the perceived safety of government bonds, gold and the dollar.

At various points during the year, the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency came under scrutiny.

The colony of New Netherlands, founded in 1621 by the Dutch, came under English rule in 1664 and was renamed New York.

More recently, China's most popular website, search site Baidu, came under fire from state broadcaster CCTV over its advertising practices.

Meanwhile, CIA Director Tenet came under fire from Democrats, criticized pre-war intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

Even before he had entered China to take up his post he came under the scrutiny of China's vibrant social media community.

Asian stocks suffered further sharp losses yesterday as resource shares came under pressure from sliding commodity prices.

But Ms Bartz came under fire before her first year was up after negotiating a more limited alliance with Microsoft.

"Yesterday, Google's people told me in private that if we came under pressure, they would understand, " said Gao Zhang, a company spokesman.

Frenchman Gallas came under fire when he lost his composure at Birmingham last season.

Steel mills also came under heavy government pressure to install the latest environmental and efficiency controls.

British label Burberry PLC, for instance, came under fire for closing a factory at home and moving production to Asia.

These forces later grew into an army corps and still more troops came under its influence; only then did the Northern Expedition take place.

The program came under fire from its inception two years ago.

He came under observation as soon as he left the prison.

Video cameras were rolling in Baghdad as a convoy escorting an Iraqi governor came under attack.

In the next four SunYuTian butt to liu hong YaoGuan came under attack in crime conference on leave without authorization punishment.

The loan to Solyndra came under fire earlier this year from Republicans in Congress and sparked renewed criticism Wednesday.

If I came under my real appearance, everyone would surely recognise me!

Kong Qingdong, a Chinese language professor at Peking University (PKU), came under fire for using foul language in his micro blog.

Everything came under suspicion, from dress to customs to festivals, marriage rituals and literature.

In fact, they came under different social and historical situations, and both are effective management modes in specific condition.

Other finance ministers asked aloud whether Britain could expect EU solidarity if the pound came under attack.

Those links came under strain before the crisis, as a global saving glut caused a decoupling of long- and short-term rates.

Earlier, a UN patrol came under fire as it entered the mission compound in Abidjan.

During the battle for Tripoli, as rebels entered the capital, Yemeni's neighborhood came under fire from forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi.

The residents of Kabul again came under heavy bombardment in the early hours of morning.

Even before the first one took place this week, the very idea of the hearings came under withering fire from liberal America.

The president came under severe criticism for the new tax policy.

The dollar came under renewed pressure and government bond prices eased after the new Treasury purchases were announced.

IN 1861 Shanghai came under attack from the Taiping rebellion, a bloody uprising led by the self-proclaimed younger brother of Jesus Christ.

Jiang Qing's speech against Premier Zhou Enlai came under fire from other members of the Political Bureau.

The euro came under more pressure after Fitch, a credit-ratings agency, downgraded its assessment of Portugal's debt.

So as region after region came under Roman control each adopted the mile as a unit of measure.

They would suffer if Blackstone came under pressure from the market to support returns by raising its already plump fees.

McDonald's also came under fire over Happy Meals earlier this year when it recalled 12 million "Shrek" drinking glasses sold with the meals.

But the decision has been branded an act of 'unconscionable vandalism' by one brigadier and came under fire from a Tory MP.

The referee Ruby Goldstein, a respected veteran, came under criticism for not stopping the fight sooner.

Shorts came under fire after the U. S. stock market crash of 1929, and U. S. President Herbert Hoover condemned short selling in 1932.

But it became secret after 1772, when Poland was divided, and the larger part of the Jews came under Russian rule.

As it battled for market share in late 2007, it came under fire for its poor design and clunky user interface.

The Federal Reserve came under fire again as some lawmakers renewed calls to reduce the Central Bank's authority.

In December 2003, he was on a reconnaissance mission in Iraq when his team came under heavy enemy fire.

In 2007, the committee came under attack for clearing the sale of six U. S. commercial ports to a Dubai-based firm.

The Usd was stronger in the Asian session, as equity markets came under significant selling pressure in the US and Asia.

As the fighting continued, America's prison camp in Bagram came under scrutiny.

European stocks suffered their worst one-day falls since last August, while Asia also came under pressure.

State budgets came under huge pressure as a result of the 2008-09 recession, which caused tax revenues to plunge.

Banking stocks, a big part of his portfolio, dropped and even shares of gold producers he held came under pressure.

That came to the fore on Thursday as bond markets in places like Belgium and Austria also came under pressure, traders say.

She told The Associated Press that her son, a railroad worker, came under Kuznetsov's influence several years ago.

Any company that could be considered a "national brand" also came under the tough new rules.

After World War II, Czechoslovakia came under the influence of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact from 1945 onward.

The Green Zone where the embassy is located first came under rocket attack on Easter.

A British Army convoy driving at night in southern Afghanistan suddenly came under small-arms fire.

In 1917, after the defeat of the Ottoman Turks, the area came under the control of the British.

The air strike was ordered after a US Marine base in the Nazwad district of Helmand province came under attack on Sunday.

France's finance ministry came under a cyber attack in December that targeted files on the G20 summit held in Paris last month.

When his allies came under Soviet or domestic pressure, they could look confidently to Washington for firm leadership.

In June, the company came under fire in New York State for refusing to sell the iPhone 4 to some Asian customers.

Army snipers climbed the ridge but came under fire from rebel anti-aircraft guns mounted on pick-up trucks.

Parts of eastern France came under the control of Emperor Lothar I in Francia Media.

British produce came under pressure from foreign competition.

After entering Aomu La mosque area, in the rest of the night came under the cloak cover, launched the attack on the mosque.

The pharmaceutical sector came under selling pressure .

European stocks came under pressure and Wall Street struggled for direction.

The real estate sector also came under pressure amid worries that Beijing could step up measures to curb property speculation.

Army in Italy and later Germany. She repeatedly came under fire in Italy in areas of fierce fighting.

Post-economic crisis, men who might not have been caring about their appearance came under pressure to wear suits.

Slovakia came under pressure from the European Central Bank (ECB) because of its refusal "to participate in the Greek bailout. "

In the decades following the Second World War, the White Australia policy increasingly came under question.

The legislation, now under review, immediately came under heavy fire.

Equity markets fell back as financial stocks came under renewed pressure.

Taylor came under fire when he opposed the leader.

NARRATOR: The baht came under relentless market pressure. In July 1997, the Thai government was forced to devalue.

When the Watergate scandal erupted in 1973, Colson came under suspicion for his involvement.

True, construction standards came under fire after the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake felled many school buildings.

The islands came under British control as a colony in 1874. It was granted independence in 1970.

After its servers came under heavy cyber-attack this week, it rented space from Amazon.

Because of fears about national security, telecoms and internet companies came under pressure to accommodate federal eavesdroppers.

South African leopard-spot policy came under fierce black fire. . .

The dollar accordingly came under heavy selling pressure.

The Chinese classical novels came under the influence of Mohist school, which represented the authors approval of its ideas.

Even Shanghai, which has been largely immune to the recent equity sell-off, came under fire.

But in the following decades the plan came under fire, mostly from American and British historians.

Chongqing came under bombing again yesterday.

Rational choice theory came under fire after the economic crisis of 2008, but remains central to economic analysis.

But the more Mr Rajoelina came under attack, the more support he seemed to win.

All her students came under her spell.

The rescue effort came after Fortis's shares came under heavy selling last week.

His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.

THE pound came under fierce assault this week, panicking many in the markets.

There he came under the influence of Western ideas of Christianity and democracy.

S&P came under scrutiny in April when it downgraded Greece's debt to junk status.

Ota came under fire for saying the issue was not of major importance.

The police came under attack from all sides.

The suggested closures came under assault from all parties.

Investors came under heavy fire in 2008 as the price of oil and food raced upward.

Foxconn came under fire after more than 10 workers committed suicide by jumping from factory and dormitory buildings since 2009.

Later on, when the commandos came under intense sniper fire, Millin pressed forward, rallying the troops behind him.

The menu of the restaurant has changed a lot since it came under new ownership.

The head teacher came under a lot of criticism from the parents.

Irish and Portuguese bond yields also came under pressure.

Financial shares once again came under pressure.

Recently, Brussels Airlines came under fire for employing 13 circles in their logo.

The city came under air attack during the night.

The highest level of genetic diversity in modern dogs should exist in the region where the animals first came under human control.

Its 2007 report on climate science came under attack earlier this year for containing some flaws.

The charity came under the microscope in 2005 when it became embroiled in another Japan-China territorial squabble.

In the eyes of Transcendentalists , government and church came under attack because they trampled upon the individual's rights.

His statement came under lots of criticism and fire from the Sabahan.

It later came under the Habsburg influence and became part of Austria-Hungary.

One day, the first caterpillar climbed over mountains and rivers, finally came under the apple tree.

India said its border guards came under fire from Pakistan.

oil prices came under some downwards pressure.

But Nato and Afghan sources have told the BBC that a special forces mission came under fire from inside Pakistan.

Once again we came under attack from enemy fighter planes.

The Nato-led mission's headquarters came under attack too.

Liu came under fire for reacting slowly after Morakot.

Mobile phones used at excessive volume also came under fire from Meglena Kuneva, the EU's consumer affairs commissioner.

When they came under heavy fire from the rebels, their officer turned and ran.

That notion came under fire last month, based on a DNA analysis of so-called village dogs in Africa.

The premier came under severe criticism.

Chinese toymakers supplying international companies came under fresh attack on the 21st Auguest over product safety and workers' rights.

Following September 11, however, Carlyle came under public pressure to cut ties with the family.

By the late 11th century, southern Nepal came under the influence of the Chalukaya Empire of southern India.

With 149 confirmed deaths in Mexico, the Peso has came under heavy selling pressure, losing another 2. 5% against the Usd.

The resignation sent Taiwan's Weighted Index dropping 2. 4 per cent to a 20-month low and the Taiwan dollar came under pressure.

Records at the site suggest the site came under attack by another Maya center, Calakmul, in 599 and again in 611.

The anti-obestity drug, orlistat, came under fire for similar reasons.

The minister came under fire when the accident happened.

When Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics in 2001, the city's air pollution came under further scrutiny.

The area came under Nato jet attacks several days ago.

The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries AD.

In the clothing industry, companies like Nike and Gap came under attack for use of child labour.

Settled by the British from Barbados in the '30's, it came under Dutch rule in 85. Population, '7, 905.

The new laws came under fire from local residents.

The Korea has been an ancient independent Kingdom until the latter of 19th century, when it came under the sphere of influnce of Japan.

The Italian Somaliland came under British administration from 1943 until 1949.

The patrol came under attack from all sides.

They came under heavy enemy gunfire.

Britain, which was condemned by Khamenei as "evil" at the weekend, came under renewed fire from Iranian members of parliament.

Sze and his family came under tremendous pressure after he was arrested in early 2008, Tang continued.

Last year Zynga came under fire from TechCrunch, a Silicon Valley blog, for allowing misleading marketing offers to run on its site.

The US dollar came under selling pressure in the past three days.

The Australian currency also came under pressure, falling to $0. 7881, its lowest level since August 2007.

This painting came under the hammer at Christie's today.

The Dow ended the quarter on a down note, shedding 50. 79 points, or 0. 5%, as consumer stocks came under pressure from rising oil prices.

The man came under suspicion after it became clear that a large number of people died during his shifts.

The CDB came under fire late last year for its role in plans for a palm-oil plantation in a forested region of Indonesia.

This painting came under the hammer today.

This issue came under the Ministry of Defense.

It reached its zenith in the 4th century BC under Archytas. It came under Rome in 272 BC.

Right before the village we came under strong fire and our company divided.

Under Edward I, Henry III's son, Wales was conquered and came under the English Crown.

The government's plans came under fire from the opposition.

The village came under attack last night.

The film came under the ban of censor.

Last year, Google came under harsh criticism for the quality of its metadata, most notably from Geoffrey Nunberg.

The cable came under extreme selling pressure, as GbpUsd traded from 1. 6949 to 1. 6203 (a whopping 7 big figure move).

Mr Hsia came under fire for issuing a letter declining foreign aid shortly after the typhoon hit.

Q: Some Chinese schools in Japan came under threat from right-wing forces lately. Will China strengthen security measures?

After the fake milk power scandal broke, other manufactures' products immediately came under greater scrutiny .

In the 1960s and 1970s it came under threat from producers in developing countries who could benefit from low wage costs.

seven of the children ' s families tried to sue the local education bureau , but came under pressure

london mayor ken livingstone came under fire recently over the cost of his efforts to rid trafalgar square of pigeons by using hawks

affected by the contagion effects of the regional turbulence , the hong kong dollar came under bouts of speculative attacks since july.

Every day that goes by, one day, the boy came under the tree.

Locally , squally showers and thunderstorms set in that evening as Hong Kong came under the influence of Sanvu .

He seized a tureen of hot apple sauce (the first thing that came under his gripe) and dashed it full against the speaker's face and neck;

At the end of the Han Dynasty, most of Hebei came under the control of warlords Gongsun Zan in the north and Yuan Shao further south;

alchemy came under Arab influence when the armies of Islam conquered Egypt during the seventh century

Here are five other times Hollywood institutions came under frightening attack:

Third, China Travel Service came under attack, it will affect tourism benefits. WTO

The government's economic policy came under fire from the leader of the Opposition