"Harsh words put them in a tight spot abroad, while light criticism does the same at home.
The president said the Treasury secretary, Jack Lew, had demanded the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS, Steven Miller, in the light criticism in an inspector general's report.
In America, even light criticism of Israel is accused of being an assault on the Jewish people, and Blumenthal is a pretty aggressive critic of the country.
The intelligence agencies, MI6 as well as MI5, escape with only light criticism.
There is only light criticism of the agencies, in spite of the killers having appeared in seven separate investigations.
Mr Cayne set the tone, branding colleagues who crossed him "cocks" and "bully pricks"—light criticism compared with the phrases he reserved for unsympathetic journalists.Bear had been the only big firm that refused to help out Long-Term Capital Management, a hedge fund that came close to the brink in 1998.
He not only saw the movie but phoned Strasberg to congratulate and offer light criticism.
But his pro-equality message ― even with its very light criticism of GOP policies ― was still notable at this convention.
In order to explain the chaos happening on the streets of Seattle, the media were forced to inform the masses exactly why it was happening and therefore shine a light on criticisms that the WTO is an "undemocratic organization with a pro-corporate agenda that in practice overrules national labor, environmental, and human rights laws".
Dylanwolf, meanwhile, in spite of his general liking for the book, observed: "Another gripe is that here comes excruciatingly sweet, innocent and virginal Esther in chapter three – simpering at the lightest criticism from a strict, overbearing step-mother, who isn't who Esther thinks she is".
Allegations that J. Dennis Hastert paid hush money to cover up years-old sexual misconduct have put a new light on criticism that, as House speaker, he failed to take action against a congressman who was making improper advances toward underage male pages.
