His efforts in the face of utter futility are admirable – but practically speaking, the results are a little depressing.
And now John Edwards of North Carolina is using a rather eclectic -- and musically speaking, fairly admirable -- selection of music to underscore his pugnacious closing argument speech to Iowans as the Jan . 3caucuses approach.
Persuasive and forceful, she had an admirable capacity to speak her mind, which is why she was valued on committees.
Not only do many speak admirable English, much better than many of our own, but they have a driving desire to learn.
"As far as what Dr Carson has done with the Carson scholarships, and his medical profession, it's admirable, his record speaks for itself," Manning said.
And when freethinkers are a tiny minority in a terribly poor and overwhelmingly religious country on the other side of the world, with no First Amendment or republican tradition of laïcité, it's easy to feel that they're admirable eccentrics who speak for nothing and no one beyond themselves — which may explain why they've received so much less attention than their brethren in Paris.
Some people said that speaking out was an "admirable move" and that it was clear we were focused on "making a big difference".
His stubbornness, energy and ruthlessness were more qualities that Hitler found admirable, and Model's blunt and direct manner of speaking also made an impression.
Yet no one looked winded, and everyone spoke with admirable clarity.
Two chess grandmasters, Yasser Seirawan and Maurice Ashley, provided running commentary: "Let's get right to the point, Yasser," Mr. Ashley said, in an admirable stab at sportscaster speak.
