Example sentences of "[be] criticised for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie Grubbe was incapable of not loving Søren ; she was neither to be congratulated upon the fact , nor was she to be criticised for it . |
| 2 | Spalding 's stages could be criticised for being somewhat vacuous . |
| 3 | Such an aim precludes the production of a strategy to deal with the manifest traffic-related problems of existing residential areas , so that the manuals should not be criticised for what they were not designed to do . |
| 4 | If however a special diet has been recommended by the doctor , you should of course see that it is possible for her to adhere strictly to this , and if she is amongst those who enjoy various products from Health Food shops she should not be criticised for having fads . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not saying there 's more culture in our family and that Eric plays football as well so that makes us more interesting , I 'm just saying he expresses himself in one way and also in another and we do n't want to be criticised for that . ’ |
| 6 | You 're less likely to be criticised for what you really believe in . |
| 7 | If they said John was a prophet and thereby received his authority from God , they would be criticised for not listening to him . |
| 8 | When the British papers printed that Scotland Yard believed the silver to have been dug up at the Barbariga army base and smuggled by a Yugoslav diplomat , the Federal commission said , ‘ The press is to be criticised for all such insinuations ’ and ‘ the control of the diplomatic bag is so rigorous in Jugoslavia that it is absolutely impossible for the treasure or anything else to be smuggled out that way ’ . |
| 9 | WHERE TO DRAW THE GREEN LINE Can UK industry be criticised for not living up to its environmental responsibilities when clear , universally agreed targets are still lacking on many issues . |
| 10 | However INSET which is located entirely within the school and drawing exclusively on its own resources can be criticised for parochialism . |
| 11 | Finally , I would observe that the justice in this case is not to be criticised for the decision she reached on the Friday , which was based on advice given her by a legally qualified court clerk , reinforced by the submission of the representative of the Crown Prosecution Service and acquiesced in by the defendant 's solicitor . |
| 12 | These people can not really be criticised for doing their best with the resources available to them and could be brought into the new developments . |
| 13 | Whilst the New South Wales scheme may be criticised for the curious distribution of conduct between the first three categories of sexual assault , it is less fair to condemn it , as some commentators have done , because of the way in which it has been judicially interpreted . |
| 14 | It can not be criticised for trivialising certain forms of rape by setting maximum penalties which are too low . |
| 15 | I am in charge of NIE , and whatever matters I can be criticised for , showing a lack of activity is not one . |
| 16 | GSR as a measure can , of course , be criticised for the fact that it is known to be closely related to the subject 's expectancies and preparations for action . |
| 17 | It could give a whole new meaning to DROP-in centres and old folks ' CLUBS and mean that for once the social workers wo n't be criticised for making a balls-up … or down . |
| 18 | So often Christians are criticised for not getting involved . ’ |
| 19 | In his memoirs he answers the charge : ‘ Some Tories , like me , are criticised for this supposed failing ( of being patrician ) which is said to lead to moral softness , in contrast with the toughness of those who have had to fight their way in life . |
| 20 | In short , Shetlanders are criticised for selling land . |
| 21 | Socialists believe in greater equality in society : ‘ A more equal society will be a more prosperous society and a more peaceful society ’ ( Roy Hattersley , Hansard 16 April , 1987 ) , but they are criticised for favouring policies of distribution rather than production — ‘ Someone has to create wealth before the politicians fall to sharing that wealth out ’ ( Kenneth Clarke , Hansard 6 April 1987 ) . |
| 22 | These assumptions are criticised for having various unfortunate consequences ; but most of all , they belong to an approach which Poulantzas , following Althusser , labels ‘ historicist ’ . |
| 23 | Lawyers are criticised for being slow to adapt to demands for new legal services , particularly services to the poor . |
| 24 | On the other hand they are criticised for making so much money in a world that pampers them , and for covering themselves in sponsors ' deals to the point that the locker-room at the Players ' Championship sometimes seems like Gasoline Alley at the Indy 500 . |
| 25 | Admissions tutors are criticised for failing to use CNAA regulations more flexibly and allowing A-levels to continue to play a dominant role in regulating entry to higher education . |
| 26 | Social Services are criticised for failing to report child abuse . |
| 27 | Then you are criticised for not winning in a style they regard as appropriate . |
| 28 | Foreign publications have been criticised for alleged one-sided reporting and their correspondents have been denied visas . |
| 29 | Graham Sharpe , spokesman for Hills , who cut the second favourite , Double Dutch , from 7-1 to 6-1 and Royal Square from 16-1 to 10-1 yesterday , countered by saying : ‘ We have often been criticised for including in our ante-post lists horses that trainers later said were never intended runners . |
| 30 | She has often been criticised for not doing , or doing imperfectly , things she was not trying to do . |