Critics of the 18th century — Guichard Folard and the Prince de Ligne — were unanimous in thinking Aelian greatly inferior to Arrian, but Aelian exercised a great influence both on his immediate successors, the Byzantines, and later on the Arabs, ( who translated the text for their own use ).

Critics argued that Whorf's ideas were untestable and poorly formulated and that they were based on badly analyzed or misunderstood data.

Critics claimed the popular media were wrong to report monarch butterflies were threatened because this experiment did not duplicate natural conditions under which monarch caterpillars may come in contact with corn pollen.

Critics, such as psychiatrist Niall McLaren, argue that the DSM lacks validity because it has no relation to an agreed scientific model of mental disorder and therefore the decisions taken about its categories ( or even the question of categories versus dimensions ) were not scientific ones ; and that it lacks reliability partly because different diagnoses share many criteria, and what appear to be different criteria are often just rewordings of the same idea, meaning that the decision to allocate one diagnosis or another to a patient is to some extent a matter of personal prejudice.

Critics have also stated that Misskelley's " confessions " were in many respects inconsistent with themselves and the particulars of the crime scene and murder victims, including ( for example ) an " admission " that Misskelley " watched Damien rape one of the boys.

Critics argue that the Charter presents the history of German people as starting from the expulsions, while ignoring events like Holocaust: professor Micha Brumlik pointed out that one third of signatories were former devoted Nazis and many actively helped in realisation of Hitler's goals ; Ralph Giordano wrote in Hamburger Abendblatt " the Charter doesn't contain a word about Hitler, Auschwitz and Buchenwald.

Critics, including the Center of Biological Diversity and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, were concerned the jaguar was being sacrificed for the government's new border fence, which is to be built along many of the cat's typical crossings between the United States and Mexico.

Critics of nuclear disarmament say that it would undermine deterrence, and if nuclear weapons were completely eliminated, it would destroy the current Nuclear peace the world is experiencing and would make the large Conventional wars, common before the Nuclear age, far more likely.

Critics such as Norman Lebrecht were vocal in their diagnosis of the problem as the " jet set conductor " ( whose salaries were presumably bleeding the orchestras dry ); and several high-profile conductors have taken pay cuts in recent years ; but the amounts of revenue involved are too small to account for the crisis.

" Critics of modernism argued that the attributes of perfection and minimalism themselves were subjective, and pointed out anachronisms in modern thought and questioned the benefits of its philosophy.

Critics pointed out that a precedent had been set in the naming of einsteinium during Albert Einstein's life and a survey indicated that chemists were not concerned with the fact that Seaborg was still alive.

Critics were hostile in their assessment of the production.

Critics were unenthusiastic about the film, which was nevertheless Tracy's most successful box office outing since Father of the Bride.

Critics claim that if the measures proposed by the US were implemented and applied this would prevent scientific research in Latin America, causing as a consequence more inequalities and technological dependence from the developed countries.

Critics claimed that Wilson acted to solicit votes for the next general election ( which took place less than a year later ), but defenders noted that, since the minimum voting age at that time was 21, this was hardly likely to impact many of the Beatles ' fans who at that time were predominantly teenagers.

Critics suggested that many of her roles were notable for her almost passive intensity in the face of tragedy and despair.

Critics of the claim for species status argue that these differences were caused by pathologies of anatomy and physiology.

( Critics have speculated that the play's themes were considered too negative and critical for wartime British audiences ).

Critics of the bombing argue that Dresden — sometimes referred to as " Florence on the Elbe " ( Elbflorenz )— was a cultural landmark of little or no military significance, and that the attacks were indiscriminate area bombing and not proportionate to the commensurate military gains.

Critics such as Charles Forker argue that the boy actors were a result of what " we may call androgyny ".

Critics of the policy of economic liberalization pursued during the Menem Presidency argued that Argentina's economic woes were caused by neoliberalism, which had been actively promoted by the U. S. government and the IMF under the Washington Consensus.

Critics of libéralisme argue that governmental intervention is necessary for the welfare of workers ; they point out that great gains in workers ' rights were historically achieved by government intervention and social mobilization, as during the Popular Front.

Critics of neoclassical economics are divided in those who think that highly mathematical method is inherently wrong and those who think that mathematical method is potentially good even if contemporary methods have problems.

Critics and film historians have often noted how the film is divided into three equal thirds or acts.

Critics have argued that Luo Guanzhong's initial pronouncement " It is a general truism of this world that anything long divided will surely unite, and anything long united will surely divide " epitomizes the main theme of the novel.

Critics were divided over the final game,. hack // Quarantine.

Critics including ex-members and relatives of existing members say that this practice has divided many families.

Critics praised the game's graphics and presentation, although reviewers were divided by how close the gameplay was to that of the original Doom, focusing primarily on simply fighting through large numbers of enemy characters.

Critics remain divided on this issue, and as such, dating the play is extremely difficult.

Critics are divided over the poem's success.

Critics were divided: the horror and " terribilità " of the subject exercised fascination, but devotees of classicism expressed their distaste for what they described as a " pile of corpses ," whose realism they considered a far cry from the " ideal beauty " incarnated by Girodet's Pygmalion and Galatea ( which triumphed the same year ).

Critics were concerned that the BBC had invested too much creative power in one person, and following Tranter's move to the United States, the position of controller of fiction was abolished and the responsibilities divided up among four other executives.

Critics of the resolution argue however that an attempt from the weak and politically divided Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah would be very difficult and could restart the Lebanese civil war.

Critics were sharply divided on the book, calling it everything from " the most offbeat parenting memoir ever written " to " indescribably dull.

Critics state that the text is often divided in an incoherent way, or at inappropriate rhetorical points, and that it encourages citing passages out of context.

Critics were divided on Manfred from the work's outset.

Critics are divided on whether it is a true graphic novel, its advocates noting that its images are integral to the story rather than merely illustrating the text.

Critics ' reactions to the film were divided.

Critics differ about Swift ’ s intentions in using this faux-mathematical philosophy.

Critics of corporate-led globalization have expressed concern about the methodology used in arriving at the World Bank's statistics and argue that more detailed variables measuring poverty should be studied.

Critics have raised concerns about the methodology used to collect data, including that data in the reports could not have been obtained without collaborations with child molesters.

Critics argue that about half the aid was a gift from the American taxpayer to American businesses, as $ 400 million consisted of incentives for U. S. business to export products to Panama, $ 150 million was to pay off bank loans and $ 65 million went to private sector loans and guarantees to U. S. investors.

Critics like Ken Binmore say that this cognitive dissonance is apparently not very strong, since people often knowingly ignore the interests of faraway societies quite similar to their own, and that the " ought " above only applies if one already accepts Singer's basic premises about the equality of various interests.

Critics of the textbook note the lack of detail about historical events such as the Siege of Leningrad ( 1941 – 44 ), the Gulag forced-labour camps, the Russo – Finnish Winter War ( 1939 – 40 ), the First Chechen War ( 1994 – 96 ), and the Second Chechen War ( 1999 – 2000 ), as serious factual inaccuracies ; most egregious, the critics propose, is the absence of the Holocaust ( 1933 – 45 ), and the glorification of the rule of Josef Stalin ( 1922 – 53 ).

Critics talked about the downfall of Coronation Street, but Coronation Street continued successfully.

Critics argued that the ministry imposed too many principles and guidelines for young writers in the workshop, such as, asking them to avoid metaphors in their poetry and advising them to write about events in their everyday life.

Critics termed the piece " a jolting debut: a clumsy plagiarism of the Russian School " and called Ravel a “ mediocrely gifted debutante ... who will perhaps become something if not someone in about ten years, if he works hard .”

Critics have argued about the meaning of the Induction for many years, and according to Oliver, " it has become orthodoxy to claim to find in the Induction the same ' theme ' as is to be found in both the Bianca and the Katherine-Petruchio plots of the main play, and to take it for granted that identity of theme is a merit and ' justifies ' the introduction of Sly.

Critics increasingly complained about Asquith's lack of vigour over the conduct of the war.

Critics were mostly positive about the film ; it has a 67 % " fresh " rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus " Provocative and audacious, Dogma entertains without overtly offending "; it fared much better with fans, ranking 84 % by the community.

Critics, such as the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society ( TJHS ) Scholars Commission ( 2001 ), have argued against the TJF report and reached different conclusions about the DNA tests.

Critics decried poorly planned transportation which left spectators waiting for hours in freezing weather, and some athletes complained about lousy accommodations at the Olympic village, where the dorms would later be turned into a prison.

Critics were concerned about Rowland's not being a native to the area, despite her time there while attending Wells College from 1958 to 1962.

Critics were enthusiastic about the film, and it received six Academy Award nominations, including that for Best Picture, Best Actress for Close and Best Supporting Actress for Archer.

Critics have pointed out that a consistent phonemically based system would be impractical: for example, phoneme distribution differs between British English and American English ; furthermore, while English Received Pronunciation features about 20 vowels, some second language varieties of English have 10 or even fewer.

Critics indicate that this represents a diminishment of the person and importance of Christ, through whom salvation is attained, and that this represents a flawed understanding about the nature of the Kingdom.

" Critics also noted its generally asexual treatment of homosexuality: Janet Maslin commented in the New York Times that the film is not one " to associate gayness with actual sex ," while TV Guide quipped that it " finally gets discussion about gay people out of the bedroom and into the record store.

In 1999 he won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize in 2000 for his book Time, Love, Memory about Seymour Benzer.

Critics were positive about Garner and Jack Kelly's chemistry, but Garner quit the series in the third season because of a dispute with Warner Brothers.

Critics have praised the band for their ability to write infectious hooks and the sincerity of their lyrics, often about growing up and relationships.