Sentences with phrase «as vocal detractors»

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Suffice it to say, the new mandate hasn't made anybody happy and has garnered plenty of vocal detractors (and rightly so), from US Lacrosse, the sport's national governing body (which, among other things, called the mandate «irresponsible» and premature), to coaches (who don't see the flimsy headband approved by FHSAA — what one longtime game official told The Times looked «more like a thick bandana» — as serving any purpose and no more than a «costly distraction to parents and the players»), to game officials (one told The Times that the only effect the headgear was having on the game was to cause delays because the headbands were prone to falling off) to the athletes themselves, who say all it does is get in the way of their goggles.

The film is neither as flawless as its 14 Oscar nominations might imply, nor is it nearly as bad as its most vocal detractors have said.

As his detractors became increasingly vocal, Franco, 39, finally started listening to his biggest critic — himself.

That's pretty surprising given it has a loud fan base always craving more content and just as many vocal detractors ready to tear it, and creator Chris Roberts, to pieces every time he farts.

All these works found vocal detractors in their day, but the Meyerhoff Collection, with its strong New York School leadoff, encourages us to imagine the 46 works on view as responses to the artists» personal and historical circumstances.