He had 'great self-command, kept his own counsel, and was impervious to outside criticism'.
Myanmar's military rulers have shown themselves impervious to outside criticism in recent months.
Virtually any genuine innovation or imaginative approach is stifled for fear of outside criticism.
Under outside criticism, some of these practices were moderated in recent years.
"We don't need any outside criticism to motivate us."
This setup has led to outside criticism, but by many measures, the company has been successful.
Higher education in this country has, to a large extent, managed to insulate itself from outside criticism.
The president was anxious to expose the thinking of his own advisers to outside criticism and review.
Even so, the report drew immediate outside criticism.
Don't be frightened by talk of backlash against "outside" criticism.