Example sentences of "[adj] is [adv] a criticism [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not a criticism of the tribunals themselves , which contain some valuable devices to assist employees , but of the failure to provide the required assistance to employees to enable them to pursue their claims effectively . |
| 2 | This is not a criticism of the theories in themselves , but if discourse analysis is to incorporate them , and to demonstrate their relevance to the language learner , it will need to test their value in interpreting language which has actually occurred ; to select what is relevant from context rather than invent a few elements of it ; to account for writing as well as speech , and to account for discourse where there is no constant feedback from the receiver who may not even be present . |
| 3 | This is not a criticism of the decision . |
| 4 | This is not a criticism of the reporting organizations because it simply reflects our ignorance of how to measure the relationships . |
| 5 | This is not a criticism of such models , for they have been constructed to focus on important issues of wage and employment determination . |
| 6 | I will I would say that if you had been speaking to me on the phone , and this is not a criticism of John it 's just a an observation , you would n't be here . |