But the cloture vote did show that more than 50 percent of senators favor rebuking Gonzales.

NPR: Republicans Block No-Confidence Vote on Gonzales

It is range-of-the-moment, while rebuking others for not setting the preconditions for long-range planning.

FORBES: William Kristol's Acceptance Of The Mess Is Wholly Unacceptable

Several European leaders rounded on Lagarde, sharply rebuking her comments in Jackson Hole.

FORBES: DSK Takes Last Bow Before IMF Staff

Earlier this year, children marched through the streets of London to protest against smacking and otherwise physically rebuking young people.

BBC: Boy with placard

One day a Chinese visitor could be heard rebuking an American official outside the American pavilion, closed because of a technical hitch.

ECONOMIST: The Shanghai World Expo

Critics say it's a sign that Obama has reversed course since rebuking the role of money in politics during his first campaign and at the start of his presidency.

NPR: Obama Outside Groups Forming Influence Network

Then again, Sony did announce the VAIO W after rebuking netbooks as a race to the bottom thus leaving Apple as the only major without a low-cost netbook in its portfolio.

ENGADGET: Apple's 9.7-inch 'netbook' to debut in October for $800?

Former Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill and ex-Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce have been strongly linked with the Hammers hot seat, with the West Ham board reportedly due to meet on Wednesday to discuss Grant's future once more, perhaps annoyed almost as much by the Israeli's public rebuking of managing director Karren Brady for discussing transfer policy in her newspaper column as by results.

BBC: West Ham 2-1 Birmingham