Some political parties had also complained of irregularities in the process of selecting the 1,000 delegates to the conference.

Mr. Powell also commented on parliamentary elections in which several parties complained about a lack of access to the news media.

"That's not what we're paying for," all these aggrieved parties would complain.

Many other parties in the case complained about that request, however.

The party complained about the restrictive process and the regime's stance on human rights.

An injured party can complain against its neighbour under the convention, but it has no teeth.

Interested parties had complained that the one-month advance notice they were given for the auction was too short and prevented them from getting adequate financing.

Before, during and after the voting, the party complained that the process was fraudulent and the contest unfair.

The whole party complained less of its aches and pains than did either of them.

The party complained bitterly to Lord Soames about official bias against it.