1.   A discerning critic of modern art.

2.   Discerning critics realized that it transcended her earlier work and praised its mastery of the Shropshire atmosphere.

3.   The late David Merrick used to close his theaters to discerning critics when he knew he had a stinker on his hands.

4.   They are known only to other authors and a few discerning critics who are not factors in the marketplace.

5.   Within a few years, his sports car reached the pinnacle of the automotive trade, and has remained there in the eyes of many discerning critics.

6.   Yet he seems never to have comprehended why snobbishly discerning literary critics have not taken him seriously.