severe criticism

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereandcriticism

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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criticism
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us
/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
the act of saying that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofsevereandcriticismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsevere criticism

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Lack of involvement of the common people from the very start of the programme planning has led toseverecriticismand to many problems.
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The method is subject toseverecriticismfor general use, as so much depends upon the integrity of the observer.
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This has led toseverecriticismof our stand by the striking resident doctors and their supporters among the staff.
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The latter case led toseverecriticismof both the company's and the minister of transport's decisions.
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I think this situation is open toseverecriticism.
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I am thinking, for example, of the veryseverecriticismof the system of preferences or the system of special and differential treatment.
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An angel from heaven would not escapeseverecriticismin these particular places.
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The company is underseverecriticismfor failing to invest adequately in track maintenance and for its poor safety record.
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It has also been made clear that at the level of balance sheet accounting the company was underseverecriticismin the 1973 accounts.
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On this point there is cause forseverecriticism.
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That is aseverecriticismof the legislation, particularly when such a great deal of taxpayers' money has been invested in those sites.
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I am reliably informed that many solicitors have written to professional journals expressingseverecriticismof the clause.
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I am not really competent to say very much on this, beyond the fact that there has been some prettyseverecriticism.
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That seems to be aseverecriticismof the existing fire service.
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It is perfectly in order to discuss these matters, but certainly not to go to the point ofseverecriticism.
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He must be aware of theseverecriticism, ranging from outright condemnation to substantial reservations, that has reached him from so many sources.
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We should not condone that scheme or allow it to go ahead withoutseverecriticismand strong resistance.
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In the general discussion which followed, some of the views and recommendations based on those views have come in forseverecriticism.
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But there was veryseverecriticismof the building of the school.
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The whole clause is likely to meetseverecriticism.
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