Example sentences of "be criticised [prep] [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawyers are criticised for being slow to adapt to demands for new legal services , particularly services to the poor . |
| 2 | This election campaign has been criticised for being negative . |
| 3 | Drummer Chris Cooper explained : ‘ We 've been criticised for being shoddy live so we decided to do something about . |
| 4 | At more than 18 hands , Party Politics , who was the tallest of Saturday 's 40 runners , had been criticised for being ungainly . |
| 5 | But it 's been criticised for being unsightly . |
| 6 | and Hechter 's original thesis has been criticised for being unhistoric and too-abstract . |
| 7 | It has been criticised for being difficult to learn and praised for being efficient once proficient . |
| 8 | He was criticised for being negative , so he resorted to inserting the word ‘ positive ’ at dreary intervals into his stock responses to questions . |
| 9 | Lotus Development was criticised for being slow to recognise the importance of Windows applications two years ago when Windows 3.0 took off . |
| 10 | The rating system was criticised for being unaccountable — only householders paid rates and , moreover , local authorities relied on grants from central government for the majority of their funds . |
| 11 | During the riots , the Guard was criticised for being panicky and uncoordinated ( Brewer et al , 1988:117 ) . |