Such challenges were the particular target of Mr. Nader's ire.

Mr. Cheek, a major target of the protesters' ire, seems himself to agree that something of a crossroads has been reached.

The first of these targets of his ire led him to undercut developmental projects which would have been beneficial to his country.

The fans temporarily shifted the target of their ire from Piazza to Phillips.

Paradoxically, however, perhaps no one has been as surprised or dismayed by Washington's attention as those who were the chief targets of its ire.

Mr. Green, who has been a frequent target of the mayor's ire, said afterward that his new relationship with the mayor felt good but "strange."

Hillary Clinton in particular was often the target of his ire.

And Steinbrenner made Jeter a target of his ire.

But the real targets of the play's ire are the citizens who sit back and allow it to happen.

Today, someone else was the target of the crowd's ire.