Sentence examples for Gain praise from inspiring English sources

Since House Republicans will block anything Mr. Obama proposes, his budget is best seen not as policy but as positioning, an attempt to gain praise from "centrist" pundits.

There is no need for a declaration on democracy at this moment, other than for the United States to try to gain praise for something it has done little to promote worldwide except through force or the providing of arms.

Although some recent commemoratives had sparked outcry from collectors that speculators had been allowed to buy up quantities of the new issues, Hoffecker would gain praise for equitably distributing the Old Spanish Trail piece.

Tarantino's directorial debut told the story of a diamond heist committed by suit-wearing thieves; along with 1989's Sex, Lies, and Videotape and a slew of independent films distributed by Miramax, it disrupted Hollywood, as American independent films in its wake continued to break boundaries, gain praise, and win awards.

American Electric Power, while long criticized for its sooty pollution, has gained praise from environmentalists for its commitments to cut emissions.

And by the end of the week, Paul Whitehouse and Daniel Kaluuya gained praise for their gag about it at the British Comedy Awards.

At the moment, of all the big car makers it is GM that is gaining praise for being the least confrontational with its suppliers.

Yet female soccer players have also gained praise for performing without the diving, theatrical writhing and complaining inherent in the men's game.

Deutch gained praise and political support for his handling of the sensitive issue of military base closings while at the Pentagon.

Denmark, whose policies to bring workers into work have gained praise around the world, spends proportionately almost 18 times as much.

The book gained praise upon its publication: the New York Times called it a "savagely comic and often brilliant'' look at "the teeming San Francisco nether world of junkies, pimps, drag queens and hookers," and dubbed Morgan "a Joycean Hell's Angel".