In response to previous complaints, Japan has speeded up the process.

Important changes were made that addressed previous American complaints.

Especially since another 150 previous complaints were not successful either because of violence against the accusers or police and judicial corruption.

Also, the defense says, she filed a previous complaint of sexual abuse that was deemed unsubstantiated.

He said there had been no previous complaints against the teacher.

The transportation watchdog organizations said that the study did make some concessions to previous complaints.

P.T.A. board members said they had made no previous complaints about him.

The statement did not address school administrators' handling of the previous complaints.

It was however noted that two previous similar complaints from other shows were upheld.

But her lawyers found numerous previous complaints about the partner, a pattern of abuse with no coherent response from the firm.