Sentence examples for Back criticism from inspiring English sources

And their binary aesthetic — thumbs up, thumbs down — not only snatched back criticism from the rarefied confines of elite critics, it democratized the practice, neatly predicting an era of Facebook "likes" right down to the use of the thumb.

First, holding back criticism may not in fact make Mr Putin any more helpful.

Attacking Mr. Zardari has become a national sport, and Mr. Sharif had been virtually alone in his party for holding back criticism of him.

During the 2016 nomination race, Trump relied on national talk radio hosts to beat back criticism from rival candidates about his deviations from conservative orthodoxy.

On Monday, Mr. Manchin and Mr. Toomey made their case on the Senate floor in an attempt to beat back criticism that their background check measure would somehow lead to a national gun registry.

In an interview on Thursday, his last day on the job, Dr. Berwick reflected on his successes, failures and frustrations in trying to engineer a rapid transformation of the health care system while beating back criticism from Republicans in Congress.

But Mr. Hagel joined Mr. Kerry this week in strongly backing engagement with Iran, and he knocked back criticisms from the Israeli government over the recent conversation between Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, and Mr. Obama.

To Francis Fukuyama, 'bioethicists have become nothing more than sophisticated (and sophistic) justifiers of whatever it is the scientific community wants to do, having enough knowledge of Catholic theology or Kantian metaphysics to beat back criticisms by anyone … who might object strenuously' (2002, p. 204).

The chairman of the English Football Association (FA) has backed criticism of football clubs that ban media outlets, but admitted that he is powerless to stop them.

Thus, managers need to find ways to promote informal communication while minimizing destructive gossip and knife-in-the-back criticism that impairs relationships, lowers morale, and decreases productivity.

Merkel hits back at criticism of Germany.