increasing criticism

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandcriticism

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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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 ofincreaseandcriticismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As the decade progressed, the conservative governments facedincreasingcriticismfor their policies of supposedly 'selling out' to foreign powers.
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This method of disposal facedincreasingcriticismby the time that the borough confronted its refuse dilemma.
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Moreover, the party leadership was concerned aboutincreasingcriticismof insufficient public services.
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Most people here will be aware of theincreasingcriticism, both nationally and internationally.
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This situation—and this was the third argument for doing something—has come underincreasingcriticismin recent years.
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That, however, did no more than change the label on a product that has incurred consistent andincreasingcriticism.
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The rating system has come underincreasingcriticismbecause it does not reflect peoples' ability to pay.
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Polish fishermen have joined theincreasingcriticismof the archaic data base that is too heavily based on estimates.
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There has beenincreasingcriticismof the two-tier system.
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One of the reasons that our institution is underincreasingcriticismis that we often seem to be too subservient.
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Today the police service facesincreasingcriticism, yet never have the education and professionalism of officers been higher.
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The present system will come in forincreasingcriticismin the coming months as rate increases begin to bite.
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In recent years the system has been underincreasingcriticism.
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It is not only by the objectors at inquiries that the forecasts have come underincreasingcriticism.
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This will meetincreasingcriticismabout inadequate penalties.
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This situation is coming underincreasingcriticism.
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One sees in the academic world that teachers of law are mountingincreasingcriticismof the present treasure trove law and many judges are extremely uneasy about the position.
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In the 1980s there wasincreasingcriticismand concern about the quality of long term care for dependent people.
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It has come underincreasingcriticismin recent years because every greyhound that races at the track, dies at the track.
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This attitude has given rise toincreasingcriticismabout the time and created distress.
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