Sentences with phrase «rather pointed criticism»

What immediately jumped out at me was the rather pointed criticism aimed at the reasoning of the Quebec Court of Appeal — which, it should be noted, was a unanimous decision rendered by an expanded 5 - judge panel.

Not exact matches

She responded to criticism by doggedly sticking to Liberal talking points about growing the middle class rather than addressing the issue head - on.

When we apply this position to Diem's original criticism of Käsemann, that the latter presented Jesus as only teaching general truths rather than the kerygma, it becomes clear that Diem has overlooked the crucial point: Käsemann went beyond the view that Jesus taught God's fatherhood and man's freedom, to the assertion that «God has drawn near man in grace and requirement,» and Jesus «brought and lived the freedom of the children of God».

In Black Feminist Criticism: Perspectives on Black Women Writers, Barbara Christian points out that «a persistent and major theme throughout Afro - America women's literature [is] our attempt to define and express our totality rather than being defined by others.»

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 classes:

But the religion itself is against all other religions and peoples, so the point must be made in regards to each person's view rather than painting all criticism with the same brush.

The point of my criticism of NBC is not to vent, but rather to suggest that we can do better.

So once again, the criticism about breastfeeding really points to a lack of support for new mothers, rather than problems with breastfeeding per se.

But even more damning is that the formulation Lomborg offers now, following criticism that he muddled the point, is still not unambiguous: sometimes projected resource lifetimes are measured based on extrapolating a constant rate of growth of consumption into the future starting «from the year discussed», rather than assuming a constant consumption rate, and sometimes they are measured «from the year discussed» by assuming that the consumption rate is following a bell - shaped curve (the famous «Hubbert's pimple»).4

McDaniel consistently ran into criticism for perpetuating negative stereotypes in her role choices, which led her to say at one point, «I'd rather play a maid than be one.»

Although these criticisms are appealing on the surface, Messick (1994), a noted measurement researcher, pointed out that concerns about both authenticity and directness need to be supported empirically rather than simply claimed.

Lara Croft has never been without design problems (or presumably back pain), but to adjust her appearance while smashing her characterisation into smithereens would rather miss the point of all the criticism.

Just this past Friday, I pointed an associate to Herrmann's most recent column, discussing the need to provide actual legal advice rather than simply referring a client or partner to the source, in trying to explain my criticisms of portions of a legal memo.