Sentence examples for absence of praise from inspiring English sources

However, the results of the trials as reported to British Railways headquarters at Marylebone were "conspicuous by the absence of praise" for the strengths of the Leader, namely the boiler, braking system and total adhesion provided by the two bogies.

Zap2it's Liz Pardue felt the absence of Lynch, but praised Chris Colfer's performance as Kurt.

Writing for The Guardian, Kitty Empire criticized the absence of clothing but praised the overall performance.

In the absence of results, Obama instead praised his "smarter" approach to foreign policy – "persistent, steady resolve", multilateralism and the diplomacy-backed-by-arms that every president embraces and every successor criticizes for its imbalance.

Donatella's ambivalence reflects a recognition that her recent collections have been notable less for their positive qualities than for an absence of inelegant ones: when critics praise her for being restrained, it's clear, in the backhanded way of a snob calling someone polite, that the underlying expectation is the opposite.

Fayyad's extraordinary efforts to build the institutions of a state in the absence of a state are greeted with praise in Israel, but where does it get him, and the Palestinians, politically?

His work was praised for near absence of paper exhibits; "everything moves, rotates, everything is energized".

This lack of depth and nuance, and the absence of the art of compromise (actually praising Obama for something), is precisely what led to the extremism of shutting down our government and threatening default on our debt.

One sees here how narratives of praise and blame become short-circuited: only praise for the new technology is allowed.

A few words of praise.

The greatest amount of praise was given to midwives.