This glacial pace angers critics.

Officials say it is futile to try to sort out what is past, but the omission has angered critics.

In a trip to Georgia two weeks ago, Mr. Bush angered critics of the bill when he suggested opponents were spreading "empty political rhetoric trying to frighten our citizens."

Many diplomats and United Nations officials say they feel that the matter has become entangled in the American election campaign, with the Administration deliberately delaying payments to avoid angering conservative critics.

The Belgian-born Mr. Mortier, 63, a major international figure in the opera world who has angered critics and audiences with radical productions, is succeeding Paul Kellogg, who leaves after next month.

In closing one television debate she angered critics of the government's economic policies by calling them 'enemies of Canadians'.

One of Mr. Carville's tactics that has angered critics is his threat to run television commercials against Mr. Starr, a public barrage which no previous independent counsel has faced.

Meanwhile, the Administration has set a deadline of Saturday for China to take further steps to open its markets to imports, but in the past it has let such deadlines slip, further angering Congressional critics.

Mr. Kunitz said that Mr. Shapiro's decline was due more to his roiling the literary waters and angering critics than to the loss of creativity.

And it is such slow advancement that has angered critics of the board.