That's a fairly strong criticism, in the light of successive Ministers insisting that they're been promoting the collaborative agenda for several years.

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His failure to save Lehman Brothers, though, continues to attract the most criticism, particularly in light of government efforts to support AIG, which benefited his old firm.

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Engagement, says Cranston, can be risky as well as rewarding and too many women keep their light from shining brightly to avoid criticism from the negativity of some worker-moths who are drawn to fame.

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The uncharacteristically blunt speech by Bradley -- delivered Monday to a Chicago public health group -- illustrated that Bradley is clearly set to return fire, in light of Gore's recent criticism of Bradley's vision for the future of health care.

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This suggests an obvious criticism: by providing the light-bulb figure, the researchers primed their subjects to underestimate energy consumption.

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As well as the latest downgrade, France's new Socialist government has also had to put up with criticism from the financial community and the press, particularly in light of President Francois Hollande's decision to reinstate retirement at 60 for some workers.

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However if liberals actually did laugh off his criticism because it came replete with copious references to science fiction and video games they were being unduly light hearted about important matters of philosophy and statecraft.

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