Mr. Dyson provoked a similar outcry earlier when, using language he picked up from a commentator, he joked about "two white men" running multi-ethnic New York.

The furor on the left was not matched - yet - by a similar outcry from the right to the draft's proposed revenue increases, cuts to the military or other options.

One senior official said that there are indications that the current shipment might be delivered via a third country in order to avoid a similar public outcry.

Facing a similar outcry over the prospect of drilling near the Florida Keys off southwestern Florida, the Clinton administration in 1995 bought back 73 leases for about $200 million.

Ms. Doniger added that there is no similar outcry against the wearing of leather belts, shoes and handbags.

A similar outcry in Suffolk brought legislators to a near standstill on measures to cut costs.

A similar outcry went up last April, when Bradley Stone died after a British superbantamweight fight against Richie Wenton.

Jimmy Carter also tried to relocate the squirrels, to a similar outcry.

Some say the protests, and a reversal by the mayor, John W. Hickenlooper, over the banner, after a similar outcry, show a new Christian assertiveness and energy.

The original Charles River crossing, named Scheme Z, was the object to great public outcry similar to that of the building of the original highway.