Sentence examples for placate critics from inspiring English sources

Mr. Breaux and Representative Bill Thomas, Republican of California, have discussed ways to placate critics.

It was a disastrous performance, and failed to placate critics on the right who had been voicing their disappointment in the candidate for several weeks.

But attempts to placate critics failed to stem the tide of protest over the proposed sale, which was expected to raise between £140m and £250m.

The government responded to that popular discontent by announcing a package of subsidies for basic goods, but that did little to placate critics, and protests continued.

These explanations are unlikely to placate critics of current leader Joseph Kabila, who has led been president of Congo since his father was assassinated in 2001.

Mr. Anwar was left to placate critics and at times to correct Mr. Mahathir's statements, and his profile and popularity rose -- dangerously, as it turned out.

MBS took a small step toward placating critics Thursday when the kingdom announced it had freed three female human rights activists from prison while they await trial.

It is an anguished cry from the heartbroken composer (who died six months after Fanny) and should certainly have placated critics doubting his ability to convey the deepest pathos.

The move, announced in a memo to employees, was aimed at placating critics of Wall Street, where bonuses have rebounded sharply since the financial crisis while pay and employment elsewhere in the economy remain depressed.

And therein lies the duality of Dapper Laughs, a man trapped between two stones: placating critics who never consumed his comedy until it was a hot button issue, while keeping the fans happy with his catchphrases.

Obama, however, wasn't out to placate his critics.