Yet, I find that the critics often tend to stop short.

Critics tend to point the finger outside, rather than at themselves.

Critics tended to agree more with the first part of this statement.

Besides, others say, the news media and critics tend to focus on a few choice examples.

That's what critics have always tended to say about Wright, and my book takes a quite different view.

Of this letter, there are two passages in particular on which critics tend to focus.

Critics and audiences tend to love the first but can't make up their minds about the second.

Critics have tended to emphasize different aspects of the process.

Whenever he does show up, critics tend to take favorable notice.

Critics tend to avoid or at best gloss over this short piece.