Though a pointed critic of the Obama administration, Cardinal Dolan frequently speaks about the importance of engaging with people with whom one disagrees.
By bringing a pointed critic into its midst, Unilever ensured that it could shape the dialogue, rather than merely react to it.
She has become a pointed critic of the rush to commercialize brain imaging for lie detection, and believes that it's an exaggeration even to say that research into the subject is "preliminary".
Nevertheless, Frank was reëlected with ease, and he became a pointed critic of the Republicans who took control of the House in 1994 and a passionate opponent of Clinton's impeachment, in 1998.
Fraser parted ways with the Liberal party following the end of his tenure as the prime minister and was a pointed critic of Abbott's policy on asylum seekers, among other matters, in recent years.
At first, Tommy says, "My mother was panicked: 'You're gonna typecast yourself as a drag queen!' " Now, he says, she has come to be his greatest fan and most pointed critic, never holding back in assessing his performance or his wardrobe.
— As Michelle Obama courted working women in battleground states last week by talking about the tough balancing acts in their lives, she was engaging in a balancing act of her own: Acting as a pointed critic of the Republican ticket while projecting an affable, ladylike (as in first lady) persona.
Inglewood resident Joseph Teixeira is a pointed critic of Mayor James T. Butts Jr., having posted several videos to YouTube over the years that accuse the mayor of lying to constituents and being a lousy public servant.
Maybe get some distance, suggests Shirl James Hoffman, author of the 2010 book, "Good Game: Christianity and the Culture of Sports," and a pointed critic of the ethics of the modern game.
