critical faculty

collocation in English

meaningsofcriticalandfaculty

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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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faculty
noun
uk
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/us
/ˈfæk.əl.t̬i/
a natural ability to hear, see, think, ...
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(Definition ofcriticalandfacultyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcritical faculty

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I utter that word of criticism because, in the present circumstances, mycriticalfacultyis becoming rather blunted from disuse.
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It has always been their duty to view with great caution and in acriticalfacultywidespread proposals for constitutional change.
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They have done a vast amount to stimulate thecriticalfacultyamong consumers.
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They have learnt and gained an imaginative insight into characters and situations and have developed in language, articulation andcriticalfaculty.
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She also talked of the need for people to leave school with a keencriticalfacultyand to be able to enjoy themselves.
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Apart altogether from technical qualifications, we find in him a specialcriticalfaculty, an elusive quality which some of us call "hunch".
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They began to acquire a taste for reading and a discrimination and acriticalfaculty.
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So it is apparent that it is a very risky ground you get on when you begin to thrust thecriticalfacultyinto canonical authority.
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That certainly requires a lot of education and development of thecriticalfaculty.
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I must also say that this commitment to détente and disarmament does not mean that we should suspend ourcriticalfaculty.
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I sometimes think that thecriticalfacultywhich is so alert with regard to one's own countrymen is sometimes a little dulled when dealing with people from other countries.
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Why cannot this notion of power be treated with the samecriticalfacultyas the notion of wealth and again, perhaps it would be less divisive of society.
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Parliament'scriticalfacultyshould not be blunted by such use, but rather reserved for the exceptional case that may raise important and controversial questions.
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Public opinion as a whole has yet to develop acriticalfaculty.
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Which means, of course, that the story interests you so much that yourcriticalfacultyis dulled.
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He collected many interesting facts, but was wanting in thecriticalfacultynecessary for useful investigation.
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As a result, ironically, it is possible to be penalised for having too discerning acriticalfaculty.
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The manipulator with great prestige paralyses thecriticalfacultyof his crowd and commands respect and awe.
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In the end that will prove to be a positive thing, but you never want to suspend the critical faculties when you're evaluating what's happened.
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These criticisms not only underestimate the changes that have occurred in the television news programming, but also underestimate the critical faculties of journalists.
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