She was aware of his implied criticism.

As might be expected, underlying any vanguard art show in Taiwan is an implied criticism of the cultural repression that still exists on the mainland.

It should be noted, here, that there is an implied criticism of Velikovsky's historicist interpretation of cataclysm myths.

Silvina smiled, to soften any implied criticism.

Mrs. Pataki manages to say this without sounding smug, yet there is an implied criticism of other first ladies.

When Quinton had done with pounding her back and she with coughing, she sought the words to reply to his implied criticism.

And then, when she didn't bridle at his implied criticism of Kirk, he went on, his voice firmer.

When giving gifts, a main goal, he notes, is "to make the receiver feel there is some implied criticism."

She didn't bat an eye at his implied criticism, but her tone was a degree or two cooler.

But dozens of speeches centered on explicit or implied criticism of Bush administration policies, in Iraq and elsewhere.