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Meanings of critical in English
Marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.
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Examples for "uncritical"
Examples for "uncritical"
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That often resulted in people becoming trusting and uncritical of the system.
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They may have been mistaken: Roosevelt may be uncritical in his judgments.
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It was some weeks before the initial naïve, uncritical enjoyment wore off.
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I love Cork with an unthinking - but not uncritical - passion.
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Most of his staff were fairly uncritical believers, or pretended to be.
Usage of critical in English
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Essential staff needed to continue critical work will remain, the statement read.
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Essential staff needed to continue critical work will remain, the advisory said.
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Background: Accessibility to health services is a critical determinant for health outcome.
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Last year I mentioned a particularly critical Ofsted report to one minister.
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Perhaps, however, we need to think about the critical criteria we use.
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Dr Asquith said community boards played a critical role in local democracy.
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The critical issue now is whether the run of good news continues.
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He said this year was a critical time in terms of security.
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This work is critical to improving the quality of our health services.
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Prime Minister John Key agrees education is an important and critical issue.
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A family crisis, perhaps, or some catastrophic event at a critical age.
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Turnbull said it was critical to improve efforts to fight Islamic State.
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Six people remain in critical condition following the attack, hospital staff said.
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This critical review places important recent research results into a historical context.
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Rust added: This is critical to the future health of British racing.
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And given the liquidity question and volatility, a long-term approach is critical.
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