Example sentences of "been criticise for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band have often been criticised for their imperious stance , especially in relation to early material and the decision to stop playing encores . |
| 2 | The present Type 22s , such as HMS Broadsword and Brilliant , which shot down several Argentinian aircraft with Seawolf missiles , have long been criticised for their puny armament . |
| 3 | The police have been criticised for their low prosecution record in rape cases and it is most unlikely that domestic rape would have been dealt with more enthusiastically . |
| 4 | In the past the CEGB had been criticised for its lack of foresight in building high operating cost oil-fired stations and expensive nuclear stations in the face of cheaply fuelled coal-fired stations . |
| 5 | The Government has been criticised for its complacent attitude to the protection of children and young people at work in a joint report by the Children 's Rights Development Unit in Scotland and the Scottish Low Pay Unit . |
| 6 | Dickens has often been criticised for his portrayal of dying children ; John Carey describes him as ‘ a manufacturer of model children , pious little monsters , moribund and adult . ’ |
| 7 | The Archbishop of Canterbury , Dr. George Carey , has been criticised for his comments on the views of the Roman Catholic church towards contraception . |
| 8 | Judge Hill has been criticised for his handling of another alleged child sex case , it was disclosed later . |
| 9 | A Stockton author who last week defended his book about Guisborough has now been criticised for his work on Middlesbrough . |