Example sentences of "[noun sg] have been criticised for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ventura has been criticised for taking away the exquisite and interactive control while PageMaker has been similarly slated for its tedious approach to standard formats and layouts . |
| 2 | The case has been criticised for deciding that there is no constructive trust where the accused uses the victim 's facilities to make a secret profit . |
| 3 | For instance , Kohlberg 's ( 1964 ) theory of the development of moral reasoning has been criticised for proposing a hierarchy of stages , supported more by wishful thinking than empirical evidence : |
| 4 | The paper has been criticised for hiring David Irving — an alleged Nazi sympathiser — to edit the diaries of one of Hitler 's chief henchmen . |
| 5 | The government has been criticised for failing to seek an independent audit of BNFL 's economic justification for THORP . |
| 6 | THE RSPCA has been criticised for bringing two ‘ home alone ’ court cases , only one of which resulted in a successful prosecution . |