Sentence examples for were criticised for from inspiring English sources
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To evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults
"We were criticised for being mainstream," said Shennan.
Staff were criticised for being "aggressive", "intimidating", "rude" and "unhelpful".
Police, meanwhile, were criticised for failing to anticipate the scale of the disorder.
The 20-plus years and $4bn clean-up costs were criticised – for being likely underestimates.
The four designs on the shortlist were criticised for their similarity to each other.
All of those enjoyable entertainments, and My Family, were criticised for their negative depictions of fathers.
Police were criticised for the length of time it took to find Alice's body.
Liverpool chose Raquel Welch, metaphorically speaking, yet they were criticised for that.
All the cases were criticised for a lack of due process.
At the time security forces were criticised for their slow response.
Tony Blair and Alan Milburn were criticised for using competition in the NHS.
