A critic replied that the entire basis of the study were three unidentified people who died from asbestosis 1995-2005 out of a total population of 16,700.

His critics reply:

One critic has replied that Barkat himself presides over both institutional segregation and the proliferation of hostile Jewish settlements in Palestinian neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem.

His critics (e.g., Yehuda Bauer) replied that Goldhagen ignored most recent research and ignored other developments both in Germany and abroad.

"I am very sorry, sir," replied the critic, amiably, "but it did not occur to me that you really might not wish the public to know who wrote it."

Tyson doesn't have to be the same fighter to defeat Mathis, the critics reply.

But critics reply that the price-setting deal is at best an anachronism and that its defenders are merely engaged in a sophisticated form of protectionist lobbying.

An unidentified critic replied, "Maybe you should take advantage of public education or move back to Brooklyn."

Mr. Bloomberg's critics reply that his proposed changes would do exactly the opposite of what he claims to want.