above criticism

collocation in English

meaningsofaboveandcriticism

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above
adverb
preposition
uk
/əˈbʌv/us
/əˈbʌv/
in or to a higher position than ...
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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 ofaboveandcriticismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In fairness, theabovecriticismapplies only to a small part of a very brief introduction.
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All of us realise that local authorities, like individuals, are notabovecriticismon this question.
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The media are notabovecriticismany more than they are above the law.
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They must be dispassionate and accurate, and they are notabovecriticism.
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We must have an open system which is seen to beabovecriticismor above charges of favouritism.
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The police must be seen to be absolutelyabovecriticismwhen it comes to handling other people's property.
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There are a minority of doctors who seem to imagine they areabovecriticismand are not publicly accountable as are most public servants.
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It has been suggested that somehow or other the judiciary should beabovecriticism, that we should not have the right to criticise.
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I believe that the curators are virtuallyabovecriticismin their presentation of particular shows.
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No institution in the world isabovecriticism.
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No one in this country isabovecriticism.
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I accept that we on the mainland are notabovecriticismourselves, but my point is this.
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A school system which produces that kind of social consequences and such poor educational results surely cannot claim to be beyond orabovecriticism.
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Not all general practitioners areabovecriticism, but they provide a system of primary and local health care which is both valued and valuable.
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Our own legal system is sometimes notabovecriticismas regards the time which is taken to reach conclusions.
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There are those who feel that the wisdom of the judges' general sentencing policy should beabovecriticism.
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Nobody who believes in democracy should say that the police should be the one bodyabovecriticism.
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Nobody should beabovecriticismif people feel that there are honest and fair criticisms to be made.
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That institution is regarded as almostabovecriticism.
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The idea of suggesting that the pharmaceutical industry is completelyabovecriticismin this matter seems to me to be far-fetched.
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