severe critic

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereandcritic

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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critic
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkrɪt.ɪk/us
/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪk/
someone who says that they do not approve of someone ...
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(Definition ofsevereandcriticfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Aseverecriticmight describe it as a series of platitudes.
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I have been aseverecriticof the system and shall continue to be.
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I do not want to be taken as aseverecriticof the market.
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I feel ready to be an extremelyseverecriticof certain things that are going on.
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One can overstress this dark side of the picture, and the mostseverecriticmust agree that the progress that has been made in the last 12 months is remarkable.
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She was also aseverecriticof feminism.
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He was aseverecriticof his own work, seldom satisfied with the quality of work he produced, and emphasized greatly on accuracy in his observation and draughtsmanship.
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Such studies could confirm or refute claims for the presence of intact chains3, which even the most severe critics admit would be definitive evidence for life.
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Filmer was aseverecriticof democracy.
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I make that statement without reservation having been one of their most severe critics on detail over the past year.
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Even my most severe critics would concede that the current legislation is arcane and outdated.
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That certainly is the information given to me by some of our most severe critics.
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I saw the magnanimity with which he worked with those who had been his severe critics.
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I have found no more severe critics of the black sheep in the police than the police themselves.
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