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 the latter idea point out that the half-life of Pu-240 is 6, 560 years and Pu-239 is 24, 110 years, and thus the relative enrichment of one isotope to the other with time occurs with a half-life of 9, 000 years ( that is, it takes 9000 years for the fraction of Pu-240 in a sample of mixed plutonium isotopes, to spontaneously decrease by half — a typical enrichment needed to turn reactor-grade into weapons-grade Pu ).

Critics of the British mixed economy, including Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich von Hayek, argued that what is called a mixed economy is a move toward socialism and increasing the influence of the state.

It played to mixed reviews, but was nominated for two Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Critics claim that the effectiveness of the New Urbanist solution of mixed income developments lacks statistical evidence.

Critics also gave Part III better reviews than Part II, which had been met with mixed reviews.

Critics were divided about the series, giving it mixed reviews.

Critics gave the series mixed reviews, but it generated positive sales figures.

Critics gave the film mixed reviews.

Critical reception to the series has been mixed to positive, with Monsters and Critics praising many of the books in the series.

Critics watching it later following the end of the series gave it mixed reviews.

Of the more recent reviews, opinion on Never Say Never Again is still mixed: film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes lists the film with a positive 65 % " fresh " rating from 34 reviews ; among the reviewers listed in " Top Critics " the score rises to 71 % from 7 reviews.

Critics of the sport argue that Vale Tudo shows should all adopt the much safer mixed martial arts rules that have developed and gained athletic sanctioning in countries such as the United States and Japan.

Critics gave mixed reviews to the film, with many noting Brooks lacked as many humorous scenes as his earlier works.

Python received mixed reviews. Critics praised the ensemble cast, but criticized the special effects and plot. Others thought that it was an above-average television film with good special effects.

Critics shared some mixed feelings about the movie.

Critics, again, gave Soulicious a mixed response, with CDStarts. de calling it " a sterile soul adaption for The Dome stage.

Starting with this book, Jarrell broke free of Auden's influence and the influence of the New Critics and developed a style that mixed Modernist and Romantic influences, incorporating the aesthetics of William Wordsworth in order to create more sympathetic character sketches and dramatic monologues.

Critics maintain that Little should have pulled Martinez in favor of Williamson or Timlin, but that their mixed record during the regular season led Little to stay with the veteran Martinez.

Critics gave the film mixed reviews.

The film has received mixed reviews by critics, with rate of 38 % on Rotten Tomatoes, with Top Critics rating the film with 25 %.

Critics ’ responses, however, were mixed, with some questioning whether Oodgeroo, as an Aboriginal person, could really have written it herself.

Critics gave generally positive reviews, however there were mixed reviews due to the controversial battle system and somewhat flat characters.

Critics had a mixed reaction with many feeling it was one of Gardner's lesser Bond novels.