For example, Justice Thomas is typically presented as a critic of affirmative action.

Harsh critics of affirmative action will not find much comfort.

She was a critic of affirmative action, arguing that it is demeaning to women.

Conservative critics of affirmative action complain that the Administration's efforts do not go far enough to scale back programs they say are unconstitutional.

"I've heard the critics of affirmative action," Gore said.

Most critics of action against Iraq seem to have forgotten that 9/11 was perpetrated with limited resources.

The turmoil driven by the energy crisis, however, is providing fodder for critics of affirmative action.

The enrollment figures have alarmed even some critics of affirmative action.