Example sentences of "criticised for [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drummer Chris Cooper explained : ‘ We 've been criticised for being shoddy live so we decided to do something about . |
| 2 | Legal writing is frequently criticised for being unclear , verbose , convoluted and incomprehensible . |
| 3 | Although topic work is sometimes justifiably criticised for being shallow and unstructured , I believe it to be one of the most valuable aspects of the primary school curriculum . |
| 4 | At more than 18 hands , Party Politics , who was the tallest of Saturday 's 40 runners , had been criticised for being ungainly . |
| 5 | This election campaign has been criticised for being negative . |
| 6 | He was criticised for being negative , so he resorted to inserting the word ‘ positive ’ at dreary intervals into his stock responses to questions . |
| 7 | and Hechter 's original thesis has been criticised for being unhistoric and too-abstract . |
| 8 | The proposed regulation has been widely — and fairly — criticised for being generous in its gestures of environmental concern and for conservation , but lacking in the provision of specific means to carry them out . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Given the huge amount of resources expended in detecting and penalising abuse , it is more widely criticised for being inefficient . |
| 11 | Helen 's ability to enjoy herself and express her objections effectively make her an easy person to help , although she is sometimes criticised for being demanding . |
| 12 | But it 's been criticised for being unsightly . |
| 13 | Lawyers are criticised for being slow to adapt to demands for new legal services , particularly services to the poor . |
| 14 | Lotus Development was criticised for being slow to recognise the importance of Windows applications two years ago when Windows 3.0 took off . |
| 15 | It has been criticised for being difficult to learn and praised for being efficient once proficient . |
| 16 | Early versions of AutoCad , the market leader in Computer Aided Design ( CAD ) , and many other comparable products , have been justifiably criticised for being difficult to learn . |
| 17 | The region is often criticised for being bureaucratic and remote without too careful an analysis of these concepts ( Page and Midwinter 1979 ) ; but one criticism must surely be accepted — the ‘ certain balance ’ that Wheatley advocated is scarcely obtained when one region outweighs the rest . |
| 18 | During the riots , the Guard was criticised for being panicky and uncoordinated ( Brewer et al , 1988:117 ) . |