41.   She and her board dismiss much of the criticism as merely a continuation of the contentious debate that has been part of this process for three years.

42.   She frequently felt the sting of feminist criticism as her child influenced her decisions and her politics, as well it should.

43.   Sister Rosemarie sees herself as a spiritual innkeeper who welcomes all without judgment or criticism as part of what she calls her ministry of hospitality.

44.   Some activists regard the criticism as a remnant of intolerance.

45.   Supporters of the trade forum dismiss the criticism as hyperbole.

46.   That is not so much a criticism as a recognition that the hospice workers are merely human.

47.   Supporters of this and other high-tech surveillance techniques dismiss such criticism as overwrought, anti-tech coddling of criminals.

48.   That settlement has run into a firestorm of criticism as being too easy on the tobacco companies.

49.   The chief justice framed his criticism as a question of judicial independence.

50.   The Chechens have dismissed the criticism as naive moralizing, saying public executions are needed to deter a growing crime wave and to uphold Islamic law.