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Making wily choices about possible jurisdictions is often criticised as "forum shopping" .

The Democrats immediately criticised it, calling it a tax cut for the wealthy.

WALL STREET is often criticised for heaping gold on bankers in fat years, but failing to penalise them in lean ones.

The world's biggest communist country, China, looks like the sort of society Marx criticised, not the one that he wanted to create.

Some physicists heavily criticised the paper, while others gave it a cautious welcome.

The Labour MP was criticised for walking out of a Muslim wedding last summer after learning that the guests would be segregated by sex.

The decision to try the children in an adult court was heavily criticised by children's campaigners.

He criticised President Obama's economic policies, which he said had left the US with record debt and high unemployment.

The company, criticised a year ago for hoarding cash, has seen its reserves fall from more than $40bn on hand to just under $20bn.

The Duchess of Cambridge has been criticised for her love of Eighties-style sheer hosiery, which has sparked a bit of a following.

At a conference in London several leading bankers criticised new proposals for regulating banks that are "too big to fail" .

Mr Kouchner was one of the few Frenchmen to see merit in the Iraq intervention, though he criticised its aftermath.

Nadine Dorries, the Tory MP, however criticised the motion and said the extra height heels give women can help them when in the workplace.

"I got criticised" , he said, "but I think it was an accurate description of our task and I think we did it pretty well. "

Mr Brown was criticised for failing to bow his head as he took part in commemorations for the UK's war dead in London at the weekend.

Mr Bolton has been criticised for his gruff manner, which some suggest has hampered him in his goal of internal reform at the UN.

Loaned out to Juve in exchange for Adrian Mutu this summer, he has often criticised Coach Didier Deschamps for leaving him on the bench.

This would also be an award for Capello's football, the triumph of that more complete football, which has also been unfairly criticised.

Mao was quite willing to avoid tedious or uncomfortable meetings, particularly when he was likely to be criticised.

It also criticised the Macao government for not recognising it had a significant trafficking problem.

Mrs Clinton heavily criticised that view as proof that he did not have the experience or knowledge to run oversee American foreign policy.

Chinese hospitals suffer from the sort of unfettered capitalism that China has criticised so heavily in western banks.

Some politicians criticised me for giving the enemy a soapbox, but the BBC backed me up.

The publisher was then threatened with a libel action by an Israeli company that made devices that Mr Lacerda criticised.

But a few DPP lawmakers over the weekend criticised the president, suggesting he should take leave from office or resign.

The Organisation of American States (OAS) criticised Colombia but did not formally condemn it.

Such a move would particularly affect prices in supermarkets, which have been criticised for selling alcohol as loss leaders.

It is true that Catholic politicians face hard questioning: Ruth Kelly, a former education secretary, was criticised for her Roman leanings.

His ideas have been adopted around the world and, although sometimes criticised, have made a positive impact on the lives of thousands.

The website claimed to have signed up thousands of new customers since Ms Schwab criticised it in Washington on Wednesday.

China has been criticised for trying to cover up the scandal.

Rating agencies have been criticised for not downgrading debt sufficiently in the run-up to the financial crisis.

This was criticised for doing too little to help Greece, and too much to help the banks.

The paper criticised the "characteristically rumpled" mayor for at one stage having his hands in his pockets during the ceremony.

In that position, she was initially criticised for downplaying Sars and H5N1, although she was vindicated by an official inquiry.

Zaidi has been criticised by fellow Iraqi journalists, who said he had allowed his emotions to overcome his professionalism.

But, until recently, they had not been criticised as investments.

In the west, Mr Gorbachev is criticised for foolishly setting out to reform the system rather than to abolish it.

The OAS report did not address the legislative results, and foreign leaders have not publicly criticised them.

The Director of Audit criticised the Government Supplies Department for stock-piling equipment that would not be used up in 100 years.

There he drew on his experience of the US to tell his colleagues not to worry if China was criticised by politicians on the campaign trail.

But the scheme has been criticised by the British Medical Association (BMA) as a potential "conflict of interest" .

The president has been criticised by his Republican opponents for delaying a decision on the troop increase.

Andy Murray was widely criticised for joking during the last World Cup that he would support 'anyone but England'.

Could it be possible that this much-criticised degree helps a business leader to add long-term value after all?

The Australian Services Union has criticised Sydney Water for the amount of water being lost through leaks in the company's infrastructure.

The RSPCA have criticised a "sick prank" in which a cat had its fur dyed pink and was then thrown over a garden fence in Swindon.

At the time, CCTV criticised Baidu for allowing advertisers to pay for space alongside top search results, without labelling it as an ad.

As you may have noticed, the president has been roundly criticised in the US for being too soft on BP.

Speaking at the company's first-half results briefing, Mr Chen criticised Mr Huang and defended his management team's record.

Since assuming office, gays have criticised him for forgetting them.

Players have always had negative moments. Paolo Maldini was heavily criticised at the World Cup, then he showed he's still one of the best.

Apple's system, however much it may be criticised for being closed, offers a set of sleek devices, a gleaming little family.

Germany's Angela Merkel, who criticised Russia's parliamentary election, telephoned to say she could work well with Mr Medvedev.

At a White House press briefing, Mr Obama criticised the "scandalously close" relationship between oil companies and the MMS.

All the family, which Prince Andrey had once criticised so severely, now seemed to him to consist of excellent, simple, kindly people.

The prosecutors told the court in Amsterdam that Mr Wilders had criticised Islam as an ideology and not Muslims as a group.

But the policies have been criticised on many counts, with a primary objection being that they lacked legal status and were not enforceable.

The Wall Street Journal launched a drop box of its own in May, but was criticised for not offering enough protection to leakers.

The UN has been strongly criticised because its peacekeepers did not stop the atrocities.

This simplicity was criticised in The Economist's briefing, as though the EMH applied only to these hypothetical cases.

Low-calorie artificial sweeteners used in popular fizzy drinks are often criticised for leaving a metallic flavour in the mouth.

He made his remarks on the same day as unions criticised Tata Steel, formerly Corus, for axing 1, 500 jobs in Lincolnshire and Teesside.

Papadopoulos criticised the Finance Ministry for failing to consult with the Central Bank over the bill before tabling it for discussion.

he was criticised for failing to mete out a heavy enough sentence . .

A mother has criticised 'selfish' commuters for failing to help her teenage son after he collapsed on a packed tram platform.

The team then failed to run a test, or log, to show that the cement seal was OK, a failure that has already been criticised by others.

"Laddie, I never drop players, I only make changes. " Bill Shankly to a journalist who criticised his team selection.

PETA criticised Gore for being a "meat-eating environmentalist" and urged him to go vegetarian.

Those who criticised him knew nothing about history, he said.

He criticised the speedy denial of the rape allegations, saying no investigation could have been completed that fast.

They also criticised him for being a poor tackler lacking in stamina.

I don't have any problems but I am always criticised, and this has happened since the Copa America, " he said. "

He had been criticised for delays in the introduction of new business software for small and medium-sized companies.

Montgomery, famously self-centred and arrogant, was roundly criticised by the British press and Opposition MPs in the House of Commons.

Last week, the highbrow news magazine Southern Window criticised the handling of a massive protest in Shishou, central China last month.

The mayor had become the target of attacks in state-controlled media after he criticised the president this month.

Private hospitals have been criticised for using agents to solicit more business from across the border.

Family members claim that he criticised the son for not being involved with, or competent at, male pursuits as he grew up.

A draft trade union law has been criticised by union leaders who say that they were ignored throughout the drafting process.

In the case of GE and Honeywell the European Court of First Instance criticised the commission's legal reasoning, but upheld its decision.

Inexpensive, throwaway clothes -- hugely popular in the UK -- have been criticised in a parliamentary report.

Mr Tsvangirai's decision to get into bed with the despotic Mr Mugabe has been much criticised, not least in his own party.

America and Germany criticised the verdict; the Russian foreign ministry said: "We expect everyone to mind his own business. "

He also criticised Cuba's supposed ally, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, for his anti-Semitism and denial of the Holocaust.

The reporters, who have been criticised for endangering refugees they interviewed, admit they knew they were entering North Korea.

One of the reasons appraisal theory has been criticised is for failing to explain how these lightning fast evaluations can occur.

Women in the documentary have been criticised online for kissing their husbands too much during labour, which some viewers find distasteful.

Fifty years ago, he criticised the prime minister of the day, Sir Anthony Eden, for his reckless actions during the Suez crisis.

The Tory leader has often been criticised from the right of the party for his unwavering "One Nation" centrism.

Ecuador's foreign minister resigned after the president, Rafael Correa, criticised his officials for their handling of a scheme.

During the election campaign, Obama criticised George Bush for failing to take action against the Sudanese government.

Other measures have also been criticised for reducing the festive atmosphere around the games.

Many criticised it for being slow to do deals in the buy-out boom and for sitting on too much cash.

And both have been criticised sharply, mainly for that reason.

It remained unclear if the Democratic-controlled Senate would back the move, which the EU has criticised as an attack on its laws.

Dr Khan was due to become vice chancellor of the proposed Swat Valley Islamic University and had criticised religious extremism.

Twice in recent days the president has publicly criticised Republican obstinacy and called for concessions from both sides.

And bad banks have been widely criticised for the slow pace of disposal of non-performing loans and disappointing cash recovery rates.

On Thursday, BA's bitter rival Virgin Atlantic also criticised the tax change, claiming it would make family holidays unaffordable for many.

Second, many of the crash victims must have come from China's new wealthy elites given the, much-criticised, high price of tickets.

I think we've adhered to that and never criticised them. In every game they've made mistakes but we have made them too.

Some senators criticised the Fed for maintaining a loose monetary policy for too long and fuelling the last housing bubble.

Other players were unhappy when he criticised them for a poor showing in the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Putting all the big investment banks on the payroll reduces the likelihood that any facet of the deal will be criticised by analysts.

Ms Napolitano was criticised by Republicans for initially suggesting the "system" had worked.

The Londoner believes the sport needs a figure along the lines of Simon Cowell to reinvigorate it, comments that were criticised by some.

Germany had been criticised for not doing more to boost its economy; its stimulus is still only 1. 3% of annual GDP.

Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Zambia and South Korea voted against the latest resolution. Brazil criticised the text but abstained.

His rapturous reception in Tripoli has been criticised by the British and U. S. governments.

Russia has long criticised the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe for daring to highlight election malpractice.

In 2007 China was criticised when it used a missile to destroy an old Chinese weather satellite, spreading debris into other orbits.

Amazon has also been criticised for providing only a small amount of rather vague information about the outage.

During the Democratic primary Senator Clinton criticised Senator Obama for not requiring universal coverage.

Fela also criticised his countrymen for what he saw as their exaggerated reverence for authority and cowardice.

If Brazil does not want to be criticised for its failure of stewardship , then better stewardship is the answer, not blaming outsiders.

The Sustainability Council of New Zealand, an independent body, has also criticised this approach as playing games with Kyoto targets.

In an open letter they criticised "hawks" among their officers who "spoke roughly and acted boorishly" .

Mr Obama, in his announcement, criticised advocates who fail to realise that "both sides have good ideas and good intentions" .

A former commander of France's elite hostage rescue unit criticised the police assault as "badly prepared and risky" .

It was widely criticised for doing too little too late, and for imposing harsh conditions.

Some people have criticised the fact that people like Sarah keep posting photos or wall messages days and years after a death.

Senator Sam Brownback, a conservative Kansas Republican, yesterday criticised Mr Obama for supporting "property" over "life" .

Col Gaddafi had criticised a Swiss vote against the building of minarets and urged Muslims to boycott the country.

His fellow Jews were criticised for not supporting the creation of a Palestinian homeland.

Opposition party leaders criticised the move, saying it would increase tensions with China and waste taxpayer funds.

And Guardiola leapt to the defence of Maxwell, who was criticised for his lack of pace up against Arsenal's Theo Walcott in the first leg.

Pope Benedict has criticised what he called the return of anti-church attitudes in Spain during his first day of a visit to the country.

US authorities criticised the leak, saying it could put the lives of coalition soldiers and Afghans, especially informers, at risk.

Hillary Clinton, the American secretary of state, is the biggest believer in the EU's new but much-criticised diplomatic service.

Particularly during his second term as president, Mr Putin was criticised abroad for his illiberal policies.

He once criticised Chertkov for travelling in a first-class carriage, suggesting that he travel second-class on his next journey.

The LSE found that Regal had committed "numerous, serious breaches" of Aim rules, although Mr Timis was not specifically criticised.

China supports Pakistan economically and recently provided a nuclear reactor under a deal criticised in Washington.

In March the prime minister, Wen Jiabao, railed against the building of flashy homes and criticised the use of land for golf courses.

TEPCO and Japan's nuclear industry as a whole have been criticised for attempting to cover up accidents in the past.

But he criticised the fact that the resale programme wasonly open for a short window.

Malaysians had launched online petitions to pressure the paper to apologise, while many politicians also criticised the publication.

If the description is correct, then it is describing the truth, often when someone is being criticised.

Joe Gregory, Mr Fuld's deputy, was criticised by some colleagues for reinforcing rather reining in his leader's excesses.

He criticised Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, for warning of dangers to the world economy.

Since then, Fatah has sat back as Israel, increasingly criticised by most of the rest of the world, has blockaded the territory.

Sir Paul has been criticised for not taking out a pre-nuptial agreement with Mills.

Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has resigned after being criticised for accepting a political donation from a foreign national.

Aid officers worry about being criticised by the public and their own bosses if they spend scarce resources before there is an outcry.

He criticised some press reports, notably an article in the Wall Street Journal, that described the 2013 goal as "yet another delay" .

It has been criticised by activists and the West as a sham aimed at putting a civilian face on military rule.

Friday's move stunned financial institutions and was criticised by hedge funds.

The US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has sharply criticised the oil company BP for its handling of the huge oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

The RSPO has been criticised by green groups for not including greenhouse gas emissions as part of its criteria.

Apple and Google have been criticised for secretly collecting private information.

Several European airlines, including British Airways, have criticised the extent of the flight bans.

It was a slightly curious, much criticised and derided tactic.

While running for the presidency in 2007, he criticised the Chirac administration for "French arrogance" over the Iraq war.

Speaking on Monday, an emotional Mr Tsang criticised the Manila police's handling of the incident as "regrettable" .

One of the new chairman's first tasks will be to tackle the widely criticised system of regulating the BBC.

Their shabby corporate governance and their dominance of the economy were widely criticised.

Some legislators had criticised the government's latest budget, presented in February, arguing that it was not bold enough.

By that time, Wilson's website had crashed and he had been fiercely criticised on Twitter for breaching protocol and good manners.

This may be why Alexander Avdeev, Russia's minister of culture, has criticised the criminal proceedings.

Pan-European campaigns are often criticised for blandness, and newer media face the same risk.

Sweden's prime minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, had criticised the US failure to commit to targets for cutting emissions as "untenable" .

Human Rights Watch has criticised Russia for allowing the Chechen authorities to introduce a compulsory Islamic dress code for women.

For all his technical fluency, Lang Lang has been criticised for "self-indulgent" playing.

Uniform ads across territories are often criticised for being bland and soulless.

BP has been criticised for its exclusive use of these two chemicals, which have been around for decades.

Azerbaijan has criticised an agreement between Turkey and Armenia, saying it raises doubts about regional stability.

The subsequent internal inquiry he initiated was later criticised as inadequate by the US authorities.

Human rights groups have criticised the way in which China has backed openly repressive governments in Sudan and Zimbabwe.

When Peter Crouch was not scoring and being criticised in some quarters, what he was doing was putting in good performances.

Aside from unease about creating stars with votes, officials criticised it as profane and "unhealthy" .

F1's governing body on Wednesday criticised Ferrari for mounting a failed attempt to obstruct the 2010 regulations.

South Africa's government has been heavily criticised for not doing more to hasten the end of President Robert Mugabe's disastrous regime.

In the past, Starbucks has been criticised for not listening to its customers. But this, surely, is listening gone mad.

THE Democrats' first big domestic reform, of health care, was criticised as unnecessary, distracting and partisan.

But even some senior Chinese bankers have recently criticised the perverse incentives this strict control creates.

Officials have also been criticised for allegedly offering victims' families extra money if they agree to quick compensation deals.

He also criticised Beijing for linking the gas talks with the incident, describing them as "totally separate issues" .

Other teaching packs criticised in the report contain short explanations of bisexuality, anal intercourse and oral sex.

The aid deal was criticised by the Pakistani military, which said it infringed national sovereignty.

They also felt they might be criticised by colleagues for taking time out from their desk jobs.

Song says that after the science police criticised Zhang, Shangdong University stopped the courses he taught and withdrew funding.

That term was meted out this week to J. S. Tissainayagam on terrorism charges, after he criticised the army's treatment of Tamil civilians.

Wikileaks, criticised for leaking Afghan war documents, quoted him saying the charges were "without basis" .

We were criticised for making mistakes. . . people can now say the pot was calling the kettle black.

But many international campaigning groups criticised the deal because it failed to set a target on emissions cuts.

Investors have criticised the agencies' business model, in which a client pays the agency to rate them.

Mr Murdoch is rightly criticised for fostering an attack-dog populist culture in British journalism (and elsewhere).

Psychiatrists who led previous revisions of the manual are among those who have criticised its proposals.

Two judges oversaw separate reports on the trouble that criticised politicians, police and the electoral commission.

The proliferation of machinery such as fancy scanners, once applauded, is now criticised as a main cause of runaway health costs.

Shanghai newspaper, Oriental Morning News, then criticised Global Times for being too soft on the local government.

But she criticised the lack of reference to the importance of science communication.

But the new rules have been criticised because they do not include punishments for those who choose to ignore them.

Business schools are highly competitive and have been criticised for fostering a "culture of greed" in MBA programmes.

George Bush is rightly criticised for lumping together as "terrorists" anyone who takes up arms against America or its allies.

The UN's former envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has strongly criticised Pakistan's recent arrest of high-ranking Taliban leaders.

US authorities criticised the leak, saying it could put the lives of Nato troops and Afghan informants at risk.

Also at the forum, Nato's chief criticised European countries for not heeding the US call for more troops in Afghanistan.

The changed stance, which follows intense lobbying by the banks, will be criticised by hardline reformers.

Mostly, when I'm criticised, one of two things happens.

Police on Monday refused to comment on the appeal, which labour rights activists criticised as divisive.

Environmental groups criticised Obama for failing to make any new concrete proposals in yesterday's speech.

US President Barack Obama has criticised as odious proposed anti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda.

But the institution has been harshly criticised since using the full sweep of its powers during the financial crisis.

The Volume III of "Das Kapital" has been attacked and criticised by western economists, since it was published.

Even steadfast interfaith activists criticised the lack of sensitivity evinced in the speech.

And on style, Mr Obama is already criticised by some as being too Clintonesque in his eagerness to curry favour with the media.

William Hague, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, criticised Mr Brown for taking five days to get round to making his response.

But in Beijing, these enterprises are often criticised for competing too fiercely with each other.

But European delegates also criticised the US, insisting it could make greater commitments to push the talks forward.

People have criticised Stoke's style of play but they stick to what they do best.

He had reasonable ideology and he criticised the Buddle and the Taoism and the idea of immortal.

It also criticised the weakness of company boards and the shuffling of executives between different state-owned companies.

Cisa criticised Nippon Steel, which negotiated on behalf of Japanese mills, for settling a price ahead of Chinese mills.

China has told the US to stop preaching on human rights, after the state department's annual report on the issue criticised China.

Opinion is divided about foreign quotas, and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been amongst those to have criticised the plans.

John McCain, the presidential candidate who lost to Mr Obama, criticised the move as "seriously misguided" .

He repeatedly criticised George Bush's tolerance of torture as a stain on America's good name.

The skybridge will replace a much criticised prefabricated walkway to temporary boarding gates which are used mainly by Ryanair passengers.

The 25-year-old, who recently married Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy , criticised Arsenal while promoting his forthcoming autobiography.

But the families of some of those who lost their lives in Iraq have criticised the donation.

Barack Obama has been both praised and criticised a day after he became the first sitting US president to publicly support gay marriage.

Western election-monitors criticised both the conduct and the vote-counting in Belarus's parliamentary election.

Opposition parties criticised some of the details of the budget, but seemed unlikely to try to bring the government down.

The US criticised the decision as contrary to the traditional maritime custom of helping ships in distress.

The South African government has been criticised for disbanding the police's endangered species protection unit in 2003.

The report also criticised the use of coerced confessions from prisoners, extrajudicial killings, torture and forced labour camps.

And recent programmes on CCTV, the state broadcaster, have criticised Baidu's business methods.

America and western Europe should certainly be criticised for failing to avert the terrible events in Rwanda and the Balkans .

The Obama administration has been widely criticised at home for perceived weakness towards China.

His visit was closely followed by the international press and the move was criticised in Chinese reports.

All the same, European and other diplomats monitoring Somalia have criticised the latest American attack.

The passport-free Schengen area, often criticised as opening the doors to migrants, now makes for smoother trips.

"But I still prefer when I'm criticised that it be accurate. "

Its move came as Mexico and Canada criticised China for confining citizens of both countries in hotels.

In his letter to G20 leaders Mr Obama criticised the "heavy reliance on exports by some countries with already large external surpluses" .

Why can't any country be criticised for its failings as well as praised for its achievements?

Some have criticised high Canadian capital requirements for banks as being too conservative.

Beijing has also been criticised for supporting regimes with notorious human rights records.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised South Sudan, saying its seizure of Heglig oil field in Sudan is illegal.

In September the UN human-rights council duly criticised Israel, but the Israelis rejected its findings and have refused to apologise.

A new directive on returns, criticised by some developing-country governments, may ensure that more are sent back.

It also criticised the timing of the decision, pointing out that it comes not long after the FCC auctioned a big chunk of wireless spectrum.

It also criticised Baidu for carrying unlicensed medical websites among its search results.

A cosmetic surgery clinic has been criticised by doctors for offering "lunchtime" breast enlargements .

It has been criticised for depriving an estimated 153m migrant workers of basic rights and fuelling social discord.

He has long criticised politicians' visits to Yasukuni and believes that good relations with Japan's Asian neighbours are paramount.

When criticised, he pointed to the terms of the dress code.

A white US justice of the peace has been criticised for refusing to issue marriage licences to mixed-race couples.