Sentences with phrase «beset by criticism»

BESET by criticism of her handling of a sports funding scheme, Ros Kelly resigned last month from the post of Australia's minister for the environment.

The bill looks tenuous at best, beset by criticism from moderate and conservative Republicans alike, but Trump promised a happy ending.

David Cameron has struggled to persuade Conservative backbenchers of the value of foreign aid, which remains beset by criticisms from the Tory right.

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The scheme - which the government claims will transform the housing market to benefit consumers and the environment - had already been beset with criticism and faced a legal challenge, launched by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).

Paterson, whose approval stood at 53 percent last December, has been beset by a series of criticisms over his handling of Caroline Kennedy earlier this year and more recently the state's massive budget shortfall.