Sentence examples for Merited praise from inspiring English sources

Benteke's part in the opening goal also merited praise.

The only discernible difference of emphasis concerned whether or not Britain's prime minister merited praise.

Mindful of those circumstances, the former Sunderland defender merited praise for his nerveless execution.

Both merited praise for ending a brutal campaign and a harsh period of litigation on a civil note.

The show, however, merited praise by any measure.

G. Paul Davis (also known as Litefoot) merited praise for his portrayal of Russell, the Native American orchid thief in "Adaptation" who messes with Meryl Streep's head.

Aware of New Yorkers' impatience with waiting in line, the Chelsea store installed a bank of 20 cash registers, since increased to 26, with a "line director" who acts as a traffic cop; his role merited praising profiles in both the New York Times and the New Yorker.

And I know the newspapers think they merit praise, not blame, for disseminating socially useful messages.

All the same, there is a persistence to Arsenal that merits praise.

The tenor Paul Agnew merits praise if only for surviving Vivaldi's aria "Dominus a dextris tuis".

And Louis Quilico as Dr. Bartolo merits praise as well: he posed and primped and plotted to fine comic ends.