Sentence examples for criticized yesterday from inspiring English sources

Verizon New Jersey's deregulation proposal was criticized yesterday by consumer groups that said it did not do enough to help poor people.

The bank's executives were criticized yesterday for not disclosing the total exposure to Enron last month, when J. P. Morgan originally released a statement describing its relationship with the company.

Meanwhile, Mr. Pataki was criticized yesterday for his handling of the state budget by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative organization that has in the past supported his fiscal policies.

Mr. Ashcroft's aggressive approach in the New York region was criticized yesterday by lawyers who said the best way to eliminate geographic disparities in capital punishment was not to increase its use but to reduce it.

The growing practice of product placement was criticized yesterday as "an affront to basic honesty" by an advocacy organization, which asked two federal agencies to insist that television shows disclose all such deals.

Subpoenas issued last month to reporters for The San Francisco Chronicle were criticized yesterday by a former chief spokesman for Attorney General John Ashcroft as a "reckless abuse of power".

Jarvis, criticized last month for harsh comments about the N.C.A.A., gave a more tempered criticism Friday night.

He was criticized earlier this year after his second quarter totals did not match his campaign's predictions.

The pact was criticized last week by R. Nicholas Burns, the American under secretary of state for political affairs.

He was criticized last year when a Pentagon investigation into the accidental shooting death of Cpl.

For example, Secretary of State Colin Powell was criticized earlier this year for conducting his foreign policy by telephone.