Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been criticise for " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ After I had been criticised for employing ‘ Lady Merchiston ’ and ‘ your ladyship ’ , I finally found that compromise which she accepted . |
2 | I think I can say that during my career most of the things I 've decided ought to be done , I 've got done , but I 've done them in very different ways to other people and sometimes I 've been criticised for not going out and grabbing the headlines . |
3 | Michael Herr says , ‘ I had an absolute raving love affair with the war , but my other love affair was with America , not with Indo-China ; it was with American energy , which I 've been criticised for , but that 's how it happened ’ . |
4 | I have been criticised for being a distant figure who lives in a style of luxury that Britain can not afford . |
5 | I have been criticised for doing a job that is irrelevant in a society in which so many are struggling . |
6 | I have been criticised for coming down on the side of the second alternative . |
7 | I hold the view very strongly — and I know I have been criticised for it — that when a government has not got great experience , is a minority government , it is essential if you can possibly support it that it should be able to speak with a strong voice to the countries of the world . |
8 | ‘ We 've been criticised for saying that all children under five should have books in the home . |
9 | Drummer Chris Cooper explained : ‘ We 've been criticised for being shoddy live so we decided to do something about . |
10 | We 've been criticised for bringing him in so late but we tried to bring him in earlier . |
11 | They have been criticised for the choice of colours associated with warfare , but up here in these hills surrounded by an army of uniformed police , US marshalls and private security guards all bristling with weapons , it is war : UMWA vice-president Cecil Roberts has said as much . |
12 | Most of the population have welcomed Mr Mladenov 's reforms , although he has been criticised for leaving some of Mr Zhivkov 's supporters in prominent positions . |
13 | In the past , it has been criticised for poor graphics . |
14 | It has been criticised for being difficult to learn and praised for being efficient once proficient . |
15 | Furthermore , it has been criticised for not distinguishing between types of depression and confusing sad affect and clinical depression ( Buckwald et al. , 1978 ) . |
16 | He 'd been criticised for selecting amateur crews — some said it was too tough for office workers , bakers and bank clerks . |
17 | But it 's been criticised for being unsightly . |
18 | He 's been criticised for toying with big ideas ( such as the power of multinationals to destroy a community , in Local Hero ) , then dropping them in favour of Ealingesque whimsy . |