Sentences with phrase «pointed criticism at»
In a recent interview, FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase spoke of many aspects of the game, including its global response, early sales results, and some pointed criticisms at the game's largely linear play mechanics.
http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/ Not exact matches
A number of people pointed out in response to Telnaes» tweet that most newspapers leave President Barack Obama's daughters out of their political criticism and editorial cartoons, even though they regularly appear with the president at political events.
As Michael Calderone at Huffington Post has pointed out, however, Labott has expressed political opinions before on Twitter, including one case in which she said that President Obama was «whining about criticism» at the G - 20 summit meeting.
At one point in 2005, criticism from the community that Mozilla managers were being too secretive led Baker to hold a moratorium on all corporate - only meetings for several months; it only ended when managers needed to discuss a human resources question too personal to share with everyone.
The most pointed criticism was reserved for the female CEOs, particularly Mayer, who became CEO at Yahoo while pregnant.
One popular criticism of market - cap - weighted stock - market indexes is that they reinforce overvaluation, and if you are worried about occasional oddities in Chinese stocks — stocks that go up by their daily limit every day for weeks after they go public, for instance — then adding those stocks to international indexes at this particular point in the valuation cycle might worry you.
To the extent that I understand it, this criticism seems odd to me: after all, money flows around (and around and around) the economy, and is taxed at various points along the way (and is then injected back into the economy, of course, in the form of government spending).
Mr. Cummins later dismissed that criticism back in April in an interview on Public Eye Radio stating, «I guess that's what you'd expect a lobbyist to say who may be looking to get some government money at this point.»
At this point, we're pleased to state that there is no criticism recorded on our website.
I would say Evans, and many of the commenters, are missing the point that several hundred years of scholarship in the fields of literary and textual criticism enable us to arrive at at - least reasonable interpretations of religious texts driven by context, the literary genre, etc..
That went on for some time with only minor hiccups such as happens whenever humans gather until at some point, unbeknownst to me, we seemed to have slipped into this point where we were expected to have an affinity for the denomination and thus automatically hold its leadership in high regard and limit our criticism of such.
Barr's riposte — that this does not imply that they «hav [e] no meaning at all beyond their historical circumstances of origin» — serves simply to relativize historical criticism and hardly demonstrates that Watson's point is «rubbish.»
At this point one might as well ask the question why Marx's criticism was particularly aimed at Christianity among all the religionAt this point one might as well ask the question why Marx's criticism was particularly aimed at Christianity among all the religionat Christianity among all the religions.
At that point, she offered a mild criticism.
Rob's response here does not really address good criticism, but it does make a good point at the end — you generally should not criticize books you have not read.
One of the points in which the criticism of the last century was most notably at fault was its assumption that the line ran from Mark through Matthew and Luke to John.
It should be clear at this point that these gains are not «liberal theology» or «liberalism» but deep, underlying ways of reflecting on history, man and nature which include both methodologies (e.g., historical criticism, phenomenology) and content (e.g., man as a self - transcending being who resists all heteronomous authority).
This relationship is of some importance, for Weiss developed a point of view that is steeped in New Testament textual and historical criticism but is more far out than that of his father and much at variance with the nineteenth - century liberalism of Ritschl.
In his presentation at the First International Whitehead Symposium at Bonn, August 25 - 28, 1981, Leclerc repudiated his earlier interpretation and criticism of Whitehead on this point, recognizing that Whitehead seriously intended to affirm the causal efficacy of past occasions.
Our criticism of them [the new points of view], and our attempts at a solution of our own we must then view in the light of the insecurity of the present situation, as attempts, not as final words.
In addition, Cox issued a new and revised edition of The Secular City in 1966, «to correct some of the more egregious overstatements, tone down an occasional vivid passage, and respond at points to helpful criticisms the book has elicited.»
At the Library of Law and Liberty, Greg Weiner reconsiders Daniel Patrick Moynihan's criticisms of the War on Poverty, and suggests conservatives who frequently cite his work on the subject miss Moynihan's broader point: It was not that too much money was being misspent on the poor, but rather that those resources which were directed at the poor were all too often funneled through the middle class professional classeAt the Library of Law and Liberty, Greg Weiner reconsiders Daniel Patrick Moynihan's criticisms of the War on Poverty, and suggests conservatives who frequently cite his work on the subject miss Moynihan's broader point: It was not that too much money was being misspent on the poor, but rather that those resources which were directed at the poor were all too often funneled through the middle class professional classeat the poor were all too often funneled through the middle class professional classes:
Henry P. Van Dusen of Union Theological Seminary, New York, in another article in the Christian Century entitled, «What Stanley Jones Missed at Madras» tried to answer the criticism of Jones.38 Van Dusen pointed out that Stanley Jones was guilty of an «elementary confusion of thought» in his discussion of Kingdom and Church.
Thus, in this apologist's criticism, he scored an easy (or cheap) point, but in the process clearly indicated he didn't know the topic at hand.
At this point redaction criticism reaches an impasse.
Redaction criticism, with its orientation toward editors and editing, is no longer helpful at this point.
«To the little flock» (a quotation from the New Testament) he wrote explaining his absence, his position which had led to so much criticism from authority, and outlined for their benefit all that had happened, copying at one point a style used by St Paul when rebutting his critics.
Although I think Jeremy Waldron is a bit over the top when he describes my review as «actively misleading» for stating, incorrectly, that there were no interrogations at Abu Ghraib, he is both correct and right to point out that there were such interrogations; insofar as his letter illustrates that factual errors undercut a criticism of someone else's factual errors, I take his point.
There is this further point, one suspects much of the contemporary criticism of metaphysics ought to be directed, not at the inquiry into being, but against aspects of our inheritance from the Greek way of conceiving that inquiry.
Presumably their goals can be discovered, to some extent, by considering the circumstances under which they wrote, but since (in our opinion) this kind of consideration belongs to historical criticism we refrain from discussing it at this point.
Historical criticism can only attempt to show what was regarded as important at various historical points.
CCA chief Terry Davis declined to comment, but Coles» criticism of suppliers could inflame relations at a critical point in negotiations over a voluntary code of conduct.
Ridgewell deserves the criticism both as a player and the captain, but to say his effort is the worst is to point at a tree burning in a forest fire.
Nervous start — usual criticism at the beginning of the season, with the lack of spending Ramsey's first blood — Arsenal shocked the league, we played brilliant football, scoring beautiful goals, all seemed like a decent season for us Coq red card — injury crisis struck, the lack of bench depth put pressure on the team, the downfall of performance caused crucial points Alexis» goal when down to ten men - it all seemed like arsenal would lose out in the title race again but arsenal somehow surprised the league again, saying aye we got the quality but we just ai nt gonna show in week in week out Draw in NLD with 10 men — can't really complain about it but you ain't happy.
We're used to having a focal point at the top of the pitch that can provide match - winning moments without help, and Giroud isn't that guy (not a criticism, he's a good player).
So at some point, you're not guilty by association, but... you kind of have to accept the criticism and scrutiny along with all the good times you have / had as a member of Greek life.
Whilst the main point of criticism made by Merson here is not rocket science and one that most will agree with I have become disappointed with Merson's continued sniping at my club even though he is an ex-Gooner.
Some Arsenal fans will agree with the criticism that Merson often levels at the manager or the team in general or even at specific players like Mesut Ozil, but I for one feel that our former midfield star isd always looking for a negative spin about our club, so I was surprised to see a Metro report today in which Merson suggests that we are the right side and have what it takes to defy expectations this week and come away from the clash at high flying Man City with all three points.
The French striker will come under criticism for his two efforts which were both placed off target, but the fact that he managed to create the space and get into the right position to get those chances is more than PEA did at any point of the game.
As is the case with a lot of young playmakers, Xhaka's main point of criticism is his goal efficiency, with a very disappointingly low amount of goals and assists since making a move from Basel to the Bundesliga, as well as at international level.
The points were gained however goal difference could play an important part come the final stages of the season and if there is one criticism I have to throw at the team it was the lack of killer instinct to really put Crystal Palace to bed.
Moreover in the interests of dismissing potential criticism that this article is, no matter how much I may deny it, merely a backlash from the Swansea defeat, I will finally make the point that the premise of the article was conceived in early January and thus can not be considered an immediate response to Liverpool's abject display at Swansea.
It was always inevitable that at some point the Italian was going to face belligerent criticism, but the special blend of the English media's unique brand of...
PSG may be three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 and on course for the Europa League knockout phase, but that has not spared them from criticism.
The point of gerrymandering is to achieve a massed result different from the massed popular vote, which is the same criticism leveled at the electoral collage.
Aides also pointed out Bloomberg was not at the scene of a similar crash last summer and didn't experience the same kind of (muted) criticism greeting this absence.
Klein, also, expressed some frustration with the controversy, at one point calling a reporter «unfair» for asking him to respond to criticism from a good - government group that the system of stipends was unofficial version of bribery.
When asked if he had stayed away because of criticism, Cuomo pointed to the support of the elected and state officials that his office picked to stand with him at the podium and said their support was an indication that locals were happy with the response of his administration to the crisis.
At a candidate forum hosted by the Republican National Lawyers Association, Joe Lhota gave a pointed criticism of the Office of Emergency Management under Mayor Bloomberg.
The governor pointed his finger at the Long Island Power Authority and electric companies after Hurricane Sandy, deflecting criticism for the region's slow recovery.