Sentences with phrase «by one's detractors»

Darren Aronofsky's cinema of excess, in which sensation often trumps logic, coherence, or taste, is spoken of by detractors as catastrophically boneheaded and by partisans as thrillingly physical.
He asserted that the projects executed by government are putting monies indirectly into the pockets of Ghanaian contrary to claims by detractors of the government.
The federal estate tax has also been named by detractors as a «death tax» which is a purported reason why it was created, to prevent family dynasties from perpetuating as in feudal times.
Moore's typically prickly demeanor, often cited by her detractors as her biggest liability as an actress, actually works to her advantage here, as she unearths the voracious ambition in Jordan's soul.
Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina said in a statement Thursday that Buhari could not have derided all Nigerian youths as claimed by his detractors.
Advocates say it's a worrying sign for the legislative panel, tasked with dismantling and reassembling a complicated finance system beset by detractors in recent years.
Possible downsides to consider, and probably the most common objection by detractors, is the cost of insurance for participating whole life policies is relatively high.
Shock Collars / Electronic Collars often called remote or e-collars collars by advocates, and shock collars by detractors, are devices that deliver an electrical stimulus causing pain to the dog when given a correction.
During the company's rise, one concern that was often voiced by its detractors was that it, like any good monopolist, would dramatically raise prices once it achieved its desired market share (which was, and still is, 100 percent).
ITC's decision came on the same day when Mr.Obama took steps to control companies that buy and enforce patents rather than making their own products and services known as patent trolls by their detractors.
I would say that his defensive abilities are being underrated by the detractors, his overall effectiveness and stats stand comparison with the best in PL.
Alas, cracks in the structure delayed completion of the Sun Dome, now called the Sun Doom by detractors, so the game was shifted from the Tampa campus to St. Petersburg's Bayfront Center.
Previously, Blind has been looked upon almost as a luxury defender by his detractors.
According to Baby Center, the «Ferberizing» method has gained popularity, although its original ideas are often misconstrued by detractors (for instance, he does not advocate leaving your baby alone to cry all night out of the blue).
-1 Your description of «cry - it - out» (again, that is the name given to it primarily by its detractors, and is not an accurate description) as «leaving a child at 3 - 6 months of age, screaming / crying by themselves in the dark until they gag, choke, and sometimes vomit» is some horrible misinformation.
He urged International Media to disregard attempt by some detractors to give ruling APC bad name in the social media.
Before our congress could even begin, Luqman encouraged by detractors of the union appointed himself as president because he lacks the courage and temerity to stand for elections.
However, his supporters, including many peers, claim he is the victim of a witch - hunt by detractors within the party.
«There is no amount of blackmail or insult by these detractors, no matter how hard they try, that can erase the achievements of former President Goodluck Jonathan.»
Although he lashed out at the «racist vans» as they have been dubbed by detractors, by taking a swipe at the Home Office's latest immigration policy, and calling the vans «so silly — more than silly, unsettling», and «aimlessly driving around in a poster van saying «can you please perhaps go home?»
«The international drug control conventions are often portrayed by their detractors as instruments of prohibition and punishment.
Cuomo, who has been compared by detractors to anti-union Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, has gone so far as to champion unions in the fight over extending the 421 - tax abatement program in order to denigrate de Blasio as a handmaiden of the downstate real estate industry (which, ironically, has contributed heavily to Cuomo's political committee).
`' Having listened to the tape in question and also listened to the original tape, we can state without fear of contradiction that the purported tape which has formed the basis for unjustified vilification of the President by detractors is doctored.
Disqualified presidential nominee for the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Henry Herbert Lartey described as «petty», claims by former President Jerry Rawlings that the GCPP's petition for investigations for fraud is being sponsored by detractors of the Rawlingses.
For example, communist is considered to be democratic by its supporter and dictatorship by its detractors.
[8] This was portrayed as a demotion by his detractors, although Prime Minister David Cameron denied this was the case.
This was the last straw that broke the Camel's back which fetched the outspoken senator the phantom allegation of conspiracy to commit crime instigated politically by his detractors as the General Katsina Usman government house in Kaduna.
But Bello in statement signed on his behalf by his Director General of Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, said the reports that he disrespected the Catholic Community and its leaders was «another low by my detractors in their desperation to portray me as an irresponsible leader.»
The governor who was speaking in Port Harcourt at an end - of - year party by his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state alleged plot to bomb his plane was part of perceived desperation by his detractors to eliminate him.
It has since become a cult film and cinematic cause celebre, revered by its adherents and condemned by its detractors.
March 22, 2012 • Wal - Mart has become the latest food retailer to announce that it's making changes after listening to customer concerns about lean finely textured beef, known by detractors as «pink slime.»
But though the film is already being judged by detractors, that cast, Luhrmann's pedigree, and the tantalizing 3D aspect make it one to watch in every race.
Because it's the most expensive film ever made with a predominantly black cast, and already the most financially successful, it's being picked apart by detractors, because both its relationship to actual history and its apparent political messages are a morass of self - canceling idealism, only comprehensible in relation to the characters» issues.
Chef is the kind of enjoyable, good - natured comedy that's frequently accused of being a vanity project by detractors.
Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff announced the fact sheet, saying it aims to dispel concerns raised by detractors of the plan.
They have been viciously attacked and ridiculed by detractors but they dismiss the slurs with humor.
Now, educators and entrepreneurs are trying to bring the same principles of choice to places where schools generally succeed, typically by creating programs, called «boutique charters» by detractors like Mr. Stewart, with intensive instruction in a particular area.
it is more likely a measure of his success, and the jealousy that this always attracts from the narcissistic members of a group, rather than the pseudo-noble smokescreen of reasons created by detractors to support and excuse their (tantrums?)
It feels strange, that a game so long lambasted by its detractors for a supposed lack of content is now such an immediate and straightforward recommendation simply because of the vast swathe of experiences it offers.
Indie games are often compared to their AAA counterparts, normally by their detractors.
Negatives cited by detractors included copyright concerns, sketchy future support of broken mods, poor quality control, and modders getting too small of a cut.
Nor is this art that disregards animals; Nitsch does not sacrifice live animals, a fact not understood by detractors.
And even though it's proved extremely divisive — it's been called «generational theft,» an insult to taxpayers, and useless pork by its detractors — one group in particular seems to sing its unanimous praise: environmentalists.
You did excellent work and it would be a shame to present an avenue for an attack by your detractors.
The Court replies to a number of criticisms of «the honour of the Crown» offered by its detractors.
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