fair criticism
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffairandcriticism
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fair
adjective
uk/feər/us/fer/
treating someone in a way that is right or reasonable, or treating a group of people equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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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 offairandcriticismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffair criticism
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Do you think this is afaircriticism?
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But perhaps this is hardly afaircriticismof a collected volume whose main focus was quite different.
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It is very difficult to know where to draw the line betweenfaircriticismand oversteppingfaircriticism.
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There is no direct accountability, and that is afaircriticism.
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The fact that those estimates are really guesstimates is not afaircriticism.
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Afaircriticismof the inspectorate is that it has a history and background that may cause it to be misunderstood.
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I have heard what seems to me a veryfaircriticism, that there has been lack of communication between the teachers and their organisations themselves.
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I think it is afaircriticismto make that such a policy did not exist.
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I do not know from personal experience whether this is afaircriticism, but it is frequently made.
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I do not accept that as afaircriticism.
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I fully agree that there is a place forfaircriticism, but their criticism is often destructive.
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Furthermore, it is afaircriticismto say that these negative resolutions need not be specific.
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I believe that that is afaircriticismof our definition.
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Most of all, afaircriticismof the proposals is that they reflect inadequate consultation with those in the best position to offer advice.
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There should befaircriticismand praise wherever it is appropriate.
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I agree that that is afaircriticism.
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To some extent, that has been afaircriticism.
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I think, however, that it is afaircriticismthat the directive covers far too many areas.
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