The initial outcry over the proposal arose from several quarters.

Despite the initial public outcry, Mitch and Simon became just another statistic.

Mr. Weicker, too, pressed for a tax increase and suffered through the initial public outcry before rebounding this year.

Indeed, it was because of the initial outcry that the future Government promised to take into account the public's views.

The initial outcry was fierce - American businessmen threatened to boycott the hotel and demanded a real investigation of the crime.

Earlier this year, the initial public outcry around the Enron scandal helped push into law the campaign finance reforms long advocated by Mr. McCain.

"The initial outcry after the court case was: Nobody's house is safe, we've got to do something now," he said.

Cases are reviewed beginning with the victim's initial outcry through investigation, treatment and prosecution.

Ingram's daughters had both been in therapy, one before the initial outcry, the other while the trial was ongoing.

Waldenbooks, a national chain that controls about 20 percent of the bookstores in the United States, pulled the books from its shelves after the initial outcry.