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‘A country may have critics.’

[⟨det country.nhave.v ⟨det (plur critic.n)⟩]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

As China in the past two decades has gone from international pariah to economic superstar, the country’s critics have had to soften their tactics.”
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Anti – Israel scholars who hail from Israel are cited favorably by the entire range of Israel’s critics, from pro – Palestinian groups like PSM, the Committee to Stop Demolition of Houses in Palestine, the Committee to Stop Torture, and Breaking the Silence to Jewish anti-Zionist groups like the American Council for Judaism, from neo – Nazis to Islamists.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Fortunately, however, the erstwhile potent weapon of throwing the canard of anti-Semitism in the face of Israel critics has become increasingly stale and lost much of its previous potency.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He took a stab at Obama’s speech as one’ ’ designed to appeal to America’s critics abroad.”
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

) Us critics know well the difficulty of going up against Flight 93 family members.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In this volume, the complete story of sound art is told by one of the country’s leading critics and scholars.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Some of the country’s most influential critics have hailed the film as an authentic look at the most turbulent decade in postwar Germany.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

You will also be judged by some of the country’s fiercest critics so this show is not for the faint hearted!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The posts on the tumblr blog on China (which is only one of many subjects on there) tend to be divided equally between sharp criticism of China and equally sharp criticism of some of China’s critics.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Mocks Obama’s speaking skills, goes for the liberal tag line, says his whole campaign is about appeasing the country’s critics.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

America’s critics? abroad in Europe.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

US critics forced the team to…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Longtime readers know how highly I regard Pan’s predecessor John Pomfret, who I still see as one of China’s most perceptive critics.
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In Wikipedia:

“However, Israel’s critics have hailed Chvez’s actions.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Syria’s critics accuse Damascus of having a role in the slaying, a charge Syria denies.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

.. and all your fighting on a daily basis to strengthen [the U.S. – Israeli relationship], it would not be.” 21 Even the outspoken Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, who is often quick to brand Israel’s critics as anti-Semites, wrote in a memoir that’ ’ my generation of Jews… became part of what is perhaps the most effective lobbying and fund – raising effort in the history of democracy.
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In Wikipedia:

Earlier at home he was awarded the best Musicians award in 1998, by the All India Critics Association, which is an independent body of critics and recognizes personalities who makes significant contribution to various fields of art, culture, politics etc.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Lewis Lapham, the outgoing editor of Harper’s magazine and one of the country’s most outspoken Bush critics, makes the case for impeachment in the March issue of his magazine.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This situation provides potent ammunition for America’s critics, which is why the deputy leader of Hezbollah, Sheik Nairn Qassem, told a Lebanese crowd in December 2006, “There is no longer a political place for America in Lebanon.
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Queried on 2013-05-24.