Outcries

After outcries from the Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Harlequin has taken the name of Harlequin Horizons off of the imprint. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The plan requires government approval, which recently led to predictable outcries from the Canadian Booksellers Association. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The outcries from the more partisan Republican ranks feel awfully staged, to a point where it's questionable Williams himself wasn't in on the scriptwriting. ❋ Charles D. Ellison (2010)

PITTSBURGH It wasn't exactly the kind of embarrassment that leads to sensitivity training classes or outcries from the commissioner's office, but Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was mortified. ❋ Unknown (2006)

No doubt the outcries were a relief to her mingled emotions -- remorse at her impetuosity and chagrin that her thwarted plans might conceivably be now among those emotions -- and since the vicinity of those shrieks must be a gathering place to be avoided by him he stole on, down the upper hall, and finding a stair, he went down for two continuous flights. ❋ Mary Hastings Bradley (N/A)

GREG ABBOTT, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Because there weren't any reports of any kind of outcries or any other allegations of any kind of wrongdoing until recently. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mr. Christie announced a multiyear plan to wean New Jersey parks off state funding by raising camping fees and farming out some park concessions and services—a privatization push that sparked immediate outcries from parks advocates and some elected officials. ❋ Heather Haddon (2011)

One of the biggest outcries Mr. Husain faced was over a work put up for auction by a nonprofit in 2006 to raise funds for the Indian victims of an earthquake in the Kashmir region the previous year. ❋ Tripti Lahiri (2011)

ATLANTA—Georgia authorities will hold a last-ditch clemency hearing Monday for Troy Anthony Davis, a convicted cop killer whose pending execution has sparked outcries from death-penalty opponents. ❋ Cameron McWhirter (2011)

Feedback: Groupon's ad was met with outcries from consumers who found it insensitive and offensive. ❋ Suzanne Vranica (2011)

More recently, an exhibit of a six-foot tall chocolate statute of a nude crucified Jesus Christ by Cosimo Cavallaro was cancelled after outcries by the Catholic League which described it as "one of the worst assaults on Christianity sensibilities ever" and other religious groups. ❋ Ph.D. Rev. Patrick S. Cheng (2011)

Although Wednesday's demonstrations were smaller than the tens of thousands who rallied a day earlier, the latest unrest follows repeated public outcries in recent months over police brutality, food prices, corruption and, more recently, sectarian strife between Christians and Muslims. ❋ Unknown (2011)

More Customers Irked at 'Service Fee' Proposal Related Documents Statement from the Office of the Trustee for the Liquidation of MF Global Inc. Trustee's Request for Expedited Relief Late Tuesday night, the office of the trustee, James Giddens , in an apparent response to customer outcries, said he had sought court permission for a transfer of about 60% of the cash in about 21,000 customer accounts still frozen, or some $520 million. ❋ Jerry A. DiColo (2011)

This led to public outcries over their callousness. ❋ Dr. Irene S. Levine (2011)

He was at his second home, in St. Malo, France, working on his latest Fandorin mystery, when outcries erupted in Russia over the December election. ❋ Alexander Kolyandr (2012)

Yet granting Mr. Saleh's request could provoke outcries from Mr. Obama's critics and anger Yemenis who have been the target of Mr. Saleh's violent response to demonstrations calling for his exit. ❋ Carol E. Lee (2011)