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Private broadcasters and newspapers, a growing new influence in Egyptian politics and a rare sign of democratic evolution, have been pressed to mute critics of the regime.

In a clumsy bid to mute critics, a court in Reyhanli slapped a ban on reporting from the bombing scene, eliciting howls of protests.Opinion polls show that most Turks oppose war with Syria.

The verdict did not mute the critics.

There was already some indication yesterday that the mayor's desire to see nonpartisan elections enacted after his last run for mayor (term limits forbid him to seek a third term) would mute some critics of the proposal.

Scott said that any variation of a two-team playoff would not be enough to mute the critics of the current system and that an eight-team playoff would be difficult to fit into the academic calendar, a priority for Pac-12 leaders.

His critics say Mr. Voronin has adopted much of the Kremlin's governing style, cracking down on political dissent and muting critical media.

But Disney had anticipated his critics by muting his palette — the film is largely in tones of green, brown and blue, with strategically chosen bright-red highlights (Snow White's lips, the poison apple) — and by slowing down the narrative pace to a near standstill.

Critics are noticeably mute about the pay of public school administrators who earn even more than classroom teachers in the same schools.

Buchwald suggested that Trump use the social media platform's "mute" function to ignore his critics instead.

Western analysts would be making an even bigger mistake by overlooking his cynical use of Turkey's strategic placement astride Europe and Asia as a powerful shield against his critics, rendering them mute.

These critics say the administration has essentially been mute in the face of day-to-day events including informal planning sessions for this summer's negotiations that took place at the United Nations last week.