Sentences with phrase «occasional criticism»

There are things in the volume that point in a different direction, such as occasional criticisms of divine simplicity and impassibility, but they seem to be minority reports.

That theme has met with occasional criticism that most efforts are intended to make Detroit more appealing to outsiders, without doing much for people who suffered through the city's infamous decline.

By coincidence, the publishing observer who writes occasional criticism of the industry under the name «Agent Orange,» weighed in on Friday with a similar observation.

While there has been occasional criticism of the limitations of the surveys in measuring public reaction to programs, the surveys» reliability and validity in measuring audience sizes is generally accepted.

Ellison, an African - American and the first Muslim ever elected to the House, has faced some resistance from more conservative factions in party because of his since - repudiated past association with the Nation of Islam and his occasional criticism of Israel.

He has faced some opposition from more conservative quarters — in part because of his since - repudiated past association with the Nation of Islam and his occasional criticism of Israel — and will have to beat back rival campaigns by South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison and New Hampshire Chairman Ray Buckley.

The Weprin campaign said it believed that despite the occasional criticism the assemblyman had received on the issue, a majority of voters in the Brooklyn and Queens district were in favor of allowing gay couples to wed..

As a result, it's hard to apply the occasional criticism of emotional chilliness that the brothers sometimes receive to this one.

After they write, their students volunteer to read their writing aloud to their classmates, who offer what the teachers say is «mostly praise, with the occasional criticism.»