critical comment

collocation in English

meaningsofcriticalandcomment

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critical
adjective
uk
/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/
saying that someone or something is bad ...
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comment
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒm.ent/us
/ˈkɑː.ment/
something that you say or write that expresses ...
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(Definition ofcriticalandcommentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcritical comment

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Criticalcommentby others and analytical exploration by the designer are both intended for a wider audience than just the client or user.
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At this point, acriticalcommentis in order.
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One might say in answer to this remark that there is no need for so much 'criticalcomment'.
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A wide selection ofcriticalcommentshows a developing appreciation of a work which has been censured in the past.
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They provide a report on the level of their involvement, offeringcriticalcommenton the collaborative process.
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This same tactic was adopted with the other penal measures of the late 1770s and did not escapecriticalcomment.
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These manifestations of public culture included a growingcriticalcommenton politics and the church, to the great dissatisfaction of the authorities.
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In this instance, an infant frown or pout might be followed by a display of maternal annoyance and acriticalcomment.
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In each instance, the extremely broad formulation of national power provokedcriticalcomment, even from some noted nationalists.
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I have one finalcriticalcomment, though.
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This form of explicitcriticalcommenton previous results is, however, less common than acknowledgments that indicate where previous texts on similar topics differ from that of the writer.
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Corballis's thesis on the evolution of right-handedness and speech is based essentially on three assumptions, all of which invite acriticalcomment.
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Simply expressing dissatisfaction with a situation does not qualify as acriticalcomment.
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Individual and group writing included not only reminiscence but importantlycriticalcommenton immediate past and current experiences.
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I would like to make onecriticalcomment, and that is that the environmental advantages of rail compared to road transport are dwindling fast.
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They have included both favourable andcriticalcomment.
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There has been, quite rightly, somecriticalcommenton some of its practical aspects.
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I am not making anycriticalcommentof any kind at the present stage.
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I should like to make onecriticalcomment.
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