It is possible that William Hazlitt's strident criticism of the Academy contributed to this failure.

The education plan is coming under increasingly strident criticism, but Alexander resists entreaties to endorse specific programs or provide more details.

Bin Laden's increasingly strident criticisms of the Saudi monarchy led the government to attempt to silence him.

How does he think his own strident criticism of Group 4 will help his case?

General Noriega seems impervious to the most strident criticism of his human rights record by the United States.

Judge Bork's strident criticism and attempt to soften his persona both were well ventilated in three weeks of extraordinary hearings.

Rasmussen was a backbencher, and the book formed a part of his strident criticism of the post-war welfare state.

During this period, he is permitted to endeavor to set an agenda and show his style, without incurring strident criticism from the opposition.

George's strident criticism of the tariff set him against Powderly and others in the labor movement.

The few who remain - fewer than 100 by some estimates - say they are targets of strident criticism.