Sentences with phrase «as a critic by»

You have lost all credibility as a critic by giving this movie a positive review.

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Yahoo gets vindicated: The roar from critics has been quashed by data, as CEO Marissa Mayer's unpopular no telecommuting policy proves successful.

Critics of Clinton's campaign strategy have said her efforts (or lack thereof) in those three states — traditional Democratic strongholds that were carried by President Donald Trump — highlighted the Democratic presidential nominee's biggest problems as a candidate.

But a quote by the brand's vice president — «Scotch as a category is seen as particularly intimidating by women» — riled critics, including late - night host Stephen Colbert, who gave it the monologue treatment: «They changed the name to Jane Walker with a lady version of the mascot.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Critics of C - 11 have said the DRM protection isn't required by treaties such as WIPO and that it's just being pushed by U.S. entertainment companies.

It involves a powerful company, a cocksure entrepreneur in CEO Mark Zuckerberg, gadfly critics who seemed less wacky as time went by, and even the occasional counter-villain, notably media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Harris is an outspoken critic of using engagement — as measured by screen time, click - throughs, likes, and other actions — as a metric of success.

Though Miller's posture during earlier interviews was seen by many critics as standoffish, his performance earned praise from the president.

To be sure, Tebele isn't the only player in the game, and he's largely banking on a type of humor that, as one critic puts it, «is charmingly moronic by its very architecture.»

Critics of PropOrNot, like Fortune's Mathew Ingram and Katrina van den Heuvel of The Nation, say the group sacrifices credibility by remaining anonymous and has flagged a number of well - regarded news sites as propaganda.

ESPN president John Skipper maintains that cord - cutting isn't as big a deal as some industry critics make it out to be, insisting the network is having some success retaining subscribers by being part of skinny bundles, such as Dish Network's SlingTV package.

Critics predicted Genuity would fail, which is why the Canaccord acquisition is seen by some as vindication for Kassie's career.

Critics have almost universally praised the film, which is produced and directed by black men and stars a who's who of black acting talent, including Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, as well as Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong» o, Michael B. Jordan, and Danai Gurira.

When details of her self - titled 2013 album were originally leaked earlier that year under the moniker Mrs. Carter, it was panned by some critics for its foreshadowed embrace of the artist's still - new identity as hip - hop mogul Sean «Jay - Z» Carter's wife rather than the trailblazing feminist icon who coined powerful female anthems like Irreplaceable, Single Ladies and Independent Women from her Destiny's Child days.

Those films shared a dour vision, and were broadly panned by critics as mean - spirited and frequently incoherent.

But Democratic critics of Senate Bill 4 have spoken out as well in the wake of the smuggling deaths, arguing that the fatalities and injuries were caused not by sanctuary policies, but by a the current broken immigration system.

The challenge devised by die - hard opponents of the law, often derided by critics as «Obamacare,» relied on four words -; established by the state -; in the more than 900 - page law.

In 2016, critics cited the Oscars» snub of Netflix's critically acclaimed drama «Beasts of No Nation» as evidence that the industry was «turned off» by Netflix's business model, which debuts films on the streaming service simultaneously with theatrical releases.

As his public influence grew, the preacher's stands on the social issues of his day were watched closely by supporters and critics alike.

What critics said: «Even those of us who regard the Marvel aesthetic as a plague on world cinema can find much in Spider - Man: Homecoming to be charmed by.»

«But I'm just struck by the fact that critical reviews may not be as critical as the market, and the evidence of that is the commercial success of «Bright,» at least according to the company, versus the fact that it got relatively low ratings from the critics.»

But in pioneering and perfecting the global hunt for ways to produce clothing more quickly and cheaply, Li & Fung, which had $ 20 billion in revenue last year, has been described by critics as the garment industry's «sweatshop locator.»

«Clearly, the film carried the risk that an unflattering camera angle, unwelcome question or even an obvious omission by Mr. Scorsese would become a blemish to Mr. Clinton's legacy or provide fodder for Clinton critics as the 2016 campaign approaches,» the Times» Amy Chozick and Michael Cieply wrote.

Windows ME had failed to capitalize on the popularity of its predecessors; officially known as the «Millennium Edition,» it often was referred to by critics as the «Mistake Edition» for its lack of stability.

The fact that Canada might be included on the initial hit list had become a political sore spot for the administration, as U.S. critics of the move ridiculed it by zeroing on the idea of national - security tariffs against a peaceful next - door neighbour and defence ally.

As head of Smith Barney, her current job, she surprised critics by increasing profits and productivity.

Wilson, who has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration, goes right for the incendiary conspiracy theory with that claim, but it's an idea that's been echoed by more moderate commentators as well.

The drug company has been hit by allegations that it's inflating sales, but critics claim it may be hiding costs as well.

Georgia's Senate also recently passed an adoption bill seen by critics as being anti-LGBT.

came under fire by critics for poor leadership decisions as CEO that left GE cash - strapped.

Just as early blogging platforms made everyone a critic, YouTube (followed by Instagram and Snapchat) turned anyone with a smartphone into a video publisher.

Immelt, who served in various other leadership roles at GE, came under fire by critics for poor leadership decisions as CEO that left GE cash - strapped.

Those changes are now widely heralded as a great success even by traditional critics of the C / QPP.

Critics of the deduction argue that state and local taxes simply reflect payments for services provided by those jurisdictions and, as such, should be treated no differently than other forms of spending.

That proposal was controversial because some critics view it as a way for tech companies to simply save money on labor costs by relying on lower - paid workers from overseas.

Peter Navarro, a longtime harsh critic of China's trade practices as well as the author of Death by China and producer of a sensational documentary with the same title, was named head of the newly created National Trade Council.

Institutional investors aren't as reliant on proxy advisers to make voting decisions as some business groups and other critics might think, according to a new survey by consultancy Morrow Sodali Global LLC.

As Chicago press critic Robert Feder has pointed out from SEC filings, the Ferro - led Tribune is paying the local news aggregation network Aggrego — majority owned by Wrapports — $ 900,000 within four months in connection with the placement of links on its sites.

Priebus, who is a friend of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, an erstwhile Trump critic, was seen as a necessary evil by the «movement» people.

This is what made Google's low - key announcement of its latest plans for messaging on Android phones — an exclusive with The Verge about what it calls Chat — so striking: the company is introducing an open alternative to products like iMessage and WhatsApp, but only as a last resort, and the effort is being pilloried by critics to boot; Walt Mossberg was representative:

We would actually dispute this conclusion, but decided to do so in a separate post (note: the report does not come out in favor of this conclusion either, it merely mentions the argument as one that is made by critics of bitcoin).

The Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform Act — designed to help prevent another financial crisis, has not discouraged banks from lending — as many critics of the regulations contend, said Steven Eisman, the strategist portrayed by Steve Carell in «The Big Short.»

Rather than scrap Nafta's arbitration tribunals, regarded by some free - trade critics as secretive bodies that give private corporations unbridled power to challenge foreign governments outside the court system, the letter proposed to «maintain and seek to improve procedures» for settling disputes.

While relinquishing the chair role could be seen as a demotion caused by conflict with his party's leadership, it likely means that Fildebrandt, a former director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and aggressive critic of the NDP, can now play a more active and vocal role on the committee.

Gary Cohn, the president's top economic adviser, recently quit over the tariffs and was derisively labeled by his critics as a globalist.

While critics of the deal focus on comparing Canada's tariff phaseout period on vehicles to the longer tariff cut schedule offered by the United States, they fail to acknowledge that the important bilateral concession offered by the United States was the immediate elimination of U.S. duties on auto parts — something that will benefit American assembly plants as well as TPP parts makers.

Ryan has been adamant that the bill isn't a bailout, though it has been viewed as such by some critics, such as the conservative Heritage Foundation.

Among those who took a turn at the microphone was Nezar Hamze, South Florida executive director of the Council on American - Islamic Relations, viewed as a leading activist organization by the Muslim community and as an arm of militant Islam by its critics.

For years Osteen has been dinged by religious critics as a theological lightweight - for talking too much about sunshine and not enough about sin.