Sentences with phrase «than a criticism of»

Though this is really only their seventh - best of nine albums, that's more of a testament to the quality of their output as a band over the last 25 years, rather than a criticism of this work.

The rest of the F - 150 isn't as advanced as the powertrains, but that's more of a compliment to the engines and transmission than a criticism of the balance of the pickup.

It's such an unsettling, sad time when your mum dies, you were probably hoping for some comfort, support and understanding rather than a criticism of your changed behaviour related to the bereavement.

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Newton Minow, the former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair who is a board member of the Commission on Presidential Debates, recently said that presidential debate moderators today have been facing more criticism than they did in years past.

People do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than they do under criticism.

Twitter has often boasted about its commitment to the principles of free speech, sometimes leading to criticism from those who felt the company was more interested in tolerating all forms of speech than in trying to ensure a harassment - free experience for its users.

Don't be afraid of some criticism — better to receive it from friends and family than from food critics and customers.

While Miscavige and his organization have held up the media complex as a valuable tool for spreading the message of Scientology and recruiting new members to join, the new facilities have received criticism from opponents of the religion — including some former members — who claim the complex is nothing more than a propaganda machine and a ploy to attract donations.

Australia's central bank chief added his voice to growing criticism of Bitcoin, saying the cryptocurrency that's soared above $ 17,000 is more likely to appeal to criminals than consumers.

With about 53 million subscribers, Sprint has taken more than its share of criticism for its customer service over the years, as have many of its competitors.

But the role of the company's board of directors has thus far escaped criticism, and a closer look reveals the board's structure was less than ideal, and may have contributed to Valeant's current woes.

Even Viacom (VIAB) has seen better than expected results, despite being embroiled in a power struggle between CEO Philippe Dauman and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone — and despite criticism for its lackluster stable of fading brands like Nickelodeon and Comedy Central.

This was the case recently when Amy Pascal, Sony's co-chairman and chief of its film division, came under intense criticism for her remarks about President Barack Obama and less than flattering statements about high - profile actors, including Angelina Jolie, Kevin Hart and Adam Sandler.

Former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen drew criticism from the public less than two weeks ago when he tweeted out a photo of this shirt:

These announcements come after many companies in Silicon Valley have fallen under a barrage of criticism from users who say the companies created systems where fake news stories spread more easily than factual reports.

In the more than 500 pages of Principles, he preaches for higher - ups to embrace constructive criticism, and to use blunt and honest critiques to grow.

The perennial criticism lobbed against Silicon Valley goes something like this: Entrepreneurs aren't thinking big enough, and too many of the new start - ups being launched are really nothing more than fancy features or clones.

The New York Giants» decision to bench Eli Manning in favor of Geno Smith for Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders is being met with harsh criticism, and no critic is louder or in possession of a larger megaphone than long - time New York sports talk radio host Mike Francesa.

Though some shelves contain stacks of books, others have printed aluminum plates that mimic books — a feature that has prompted criticism that the much - touted space is «more fiction than books.»

Third Point, which settled a bitter proxy battle with Yahoo last year after months of criticism of the company, will still own about 20 million shares, less than 2 percent of the Internet media company's common stock.

Hence, bitFlyer is wise to upgrade its identity verification now, when the FSA is still in early stages of criticism, rather than waiting for something detrimental to happen that might risk the exchange having to shut down.

Jewish department - store owners unquestionably influence newspaper policy in cities where they are numerous like New York but the influence is rather negative (against criticism of Jews) than positive (for particular Jews or particular Jewish programs).

Presumably, much of the criticism of tar - sand oil isn't that it's so environmentally evil that it's ethically worse than, say, Saudi oil.

Despite her criticism of car makers, Merkel rejected a blanket ban on diesel autos, saying that a gasoline - powered vehicle actually emitted more CO2 than a diesel one.

PHILADELPHIA — Starbucks will close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for an afternoon next month to train employees as the company responds to criticism after two black men were arrested while waiting at one of the coffee chain's Philadelphia stores last week.

Airbnb spent more than $ 8 million fighting the measure, called Proposition F, and the company came under intense criticism for its series of anti-Prop F billboards and ads in the city.

These remarks from Buterin might seem like negative criticism directed at the cryptocurrency community that has built its tokens on the platform he incepted, but the healthy dose of realism might be just what is needed to keep the eyes of the ecosystem focused on the benefits of developing decentralized technologies for reasons greater than the value associated with their related tokens.

After more than a day of criticism from the students, the White House said the president would hold a «listening session» with unspecified students Wednesday and meet Thursday with state and local security officials.

In particular, the president's appointment of family members to advisory roles in his administration has raised criticism, and Americans are far more likely to view this as a negative than a positive.

Some of the criticism is justified, but like criticism of Search Console / Webmaster Tools, it covers up some useful functionality that is much better than Keyword Tool ever could have been.

In a fairly open criticism ripple's — the company that supports the payment Protocol, which he founded in 2013, at the same time he left, stated that the introduction of centralized financial payments Protocol in cryptography is a system that is no better than SWIFT or PayPal.

Of course Eichengreen knows far more about the gold standard than most economists, and is far from being its harshest critic, so he'd undoubtedly be an outlier in the simple regression, y = α + β (x)(where y is vehemence of criticism of the gold standard and x is ignorance of the subjectOf course Eichengreen knows far more about the gold standard than most economists, and is far from being its harshest critic, so he'd undoubtedly be an outlier in the simple regression, y = α + β (x)(where y is vehemence of criticism of the gold standard and x is ignorance of the subjectof criticism of the gold standard and x is ignorance of the subjectof the gold standard and x is ignorance of the subjectof the subject).

I've said more than once that, the more vehement an economist's criticisms of the gold standard, the more likely he or she knows little about it.

But perhaps the biggest irony of these criticisms is that even with the tax increases brought in by Ms. Notley's NDP, corporate and small business tax rates are still lower than they were when Mr. Day served in Premier Ralph Klein «s cabinet.

As we know better than most, Cricket Australia's leadership isn't fond of stinging criticism - but then who of us is?

For one thing, it's heartening to see the Republicans stand fast for a change and actually follow through on something their constituents have demanded and expected from them, rather than caving in the face of criticism from their liberal opponents in Congress and the press.

Fending off criticism from analysts that the board is dysfunctional, Lane argued that the board is very different than the ones of the past, comprised of 8 new directors since the company ousted Hurd.

Copyright extension and ISP liability are controversial issues in Canada, and there has been extensive criticism of the way that other agreements, most notably the TPP, have established stricter standards than established Canadian law.

But those criticisms ended up having less of an impact than the social media nods from Mr. Mayweather and DJ Khaled.

Rather than a fair criticism of what you perceive to be the overzealousness of some of the people involved in advocating for the cause of AIDS, it is a bitter and unwarranted attack against what you refer to as the «AIDS Lobby.»

I know this will draw criticism, but I say if it weren't for all the faithful people of all good religions doing good acts, helping the poor, clothing drives, and on and on, this world would be in a lot worse shape than if just your average aetheist were in charge of helping those who suffer.

Much of the criticism - along with confusion about the propriety of evangelicals politically linking arms with Mormons - is less formal and more rooted among in - the - pews churchgoers than evangelical elites.

The mother of Brittany Maynard, who ended her life early after being given a terminal diagnosis, has said Vatican criticism of her decision was «more than a slap in the face».

You likely know what he was talking about: Many of the complaints and criticisms we hear about Christianity are more emotionally charged than carefully reasoned.

Never mind that the Christian intellectual tradition is more than «Western» in the usual use of the term, and never mind that there is nothing more uniquely Western than the pattern of self - criticism that easily turns into self - denigration, it is true that Christianity is undeniably and foundationally entangled with the West, and that is enough, in the minds of many writers, to put it beyond the pale.

Must academics always practice autoimmune criticisms of their faith and country rather than raising their voice in protest of the obvious violence against us?

Remember, it's got about 2000 years of history on its side and has endured more intelligent criticism from 17th and 18th Enlightenment thinkers than the dribble you mistaken for intelligent thought.

Because textual criticism says the Bible is no different than any other book, and strips it of its supernatural properties.

Once criticism people sometimes have of house churches is that they are nothing more than a Bible Study.

Indeed, one could argue, following the historian Christopher Shannon, that the agenda of modern cultural criticism, relentlessly intent as it has been upon «the destabilization of received social meanings,» has served only to further the social trends it deplores, including the reduction of an ever - widening range of human activities and relations to the status of commodities and instruments, rather than ends in themselves.