51.   Top government officials escaped any personal blame but told reporters they accepted the criticisms.

52.   We can accept criticism.

53.   He accepted criticism that the prisons were greatly overcrowded.

54.   But he accepted criticism of his goal-drought since arriving in Italy.

55.   We know how to accept criticism and we use it to criticise ourselves.

56.   One of the major purposes of the visit was to encourage Vietnam to be more open and confident about accepting constructive criticism, Canberra sources told AFP.