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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dick Morris, who was a top aide to Bill Clinton from 1994 to 1996 and has since become a harsh critic of the Clintons, said that a John McCain victory in November would make the two women the front – runners for 2012.
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In Wikipedia:
While considering himself a Catholic, Garencires was a harsh critic of Pope Clement VIII, writing the endword to a work of 1670 entitled “The famous conclave: wherein Clement VIII was elected Pope, with the intrigues and cunning devices of that ecclesiastical assembly: faithfully translated out of an Italian manuscript found in one of the cardinals studies after his death.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You certainly are a harsh critic.
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In Wikipedia:
While critics were very harsh towards the film for having a boy dress up as a girl, the film has garnered a cult following since its release.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I can be a harsh critic, and it’s especially difficult to restrain myself when I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness when it comes to covering the college game in the region.
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In Wikipedia:
“Other critics have also been harsh, calling the play” a series of dull moralistic speeches “and” a dull piece of work.
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In Wikipedia:
Lupica has also been a harsh critic of the new Yankee Stadium and was a vehement opponent of the proposed West Side Stadium.
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In Wikipedia:
The “Wall Street Journal” and others criticized Citizens Energy for continuing its relationship with the Venezuelan government and Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez, a harsh critic of then – U.S. President George W.
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In Wikipedia:
“Other critics were similarly harsh; however, when Oscar nomination time came around, according to the book” Behind the Oscar”, Fox mounted an unparalleled nomination campaign at which Academy members were wined and dined.
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In Wikipedia:
I’m a harsh critic because I know what I’m capable of.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Critics have been harsh.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A much criticized Spanish – language television advertisement wrongly links the views of Mr. McCain, who was a champion of the sweeping immigration overhaul pushed by Mr. Bush, to those of Rush Limbaugh, a harsh critic of the approach, and, frequently, of Mr. McCain.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Critics have been harsh on Simpson in the past, myself included, but I’m not so quick to throw her under the wagon this time.
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In Wikipedia:
He also further built up his reputation as a harsh literary critic, causing James Russell Lowell to suggest Poe sometimes mistook “his phial of prussic acid for his inkstand”.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
After reading the first two chapters, my friend Larry? who is a fantastic poet and a harsh critic who never lets me get away with crap? said:?
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In Wikipedia:
In 1983 he published “Bazarovs barn”, a harsh critic of contemporary norwegian litterature.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The group may still not have been acceptable to feinschmeckers, but critics were not quite as harsh and condescending as they had been previously, with good reason, as I later learned.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Now about the movie: – David Duchovny looks great, even older and with a beard. – Critics were harsh, it wasn’t that bad. – Someone should tell Chris Carter that writing a movie is not like writing an episode.
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In Wikipedia:
A harsh critic of the Army’s conduct, he was, however, highly favored by General George Clinton.
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