Sentence examples for be congratulated not from inspiring English sources

The governor should be congratulated, not castigated, for this decision.

"I think the president should be congratulated, not criticized," he said.

The activists being charged, and taken to court on 4 November, for trying to stop this illegitimate trade should be congratulated, not convicted.

It is an extraordinary story and Wadman is to be congratulated, not just for uncovering it but for relaying it in such a pacy, stimulating manner.

THE publisher of the International Library of Psychology, Philosophy, and Scientific Method are to be congratulated not only on the inclusion in their collection of this peculiarly interesting addition to biological thought, but also on securing the services of such an able translator.

Netflix is the toast of the town, and they rightly deserve to be congratulated not only for bringing joy to their nearly 30 million subscribers, but for impressing stalwarts from both the Street and the Valley.

Gertrude Bell's insights into East-West relations resonate so strongly now that Ms Howell is to be congratulated for not pressing the point.Like it or not, Iraq fell to the British share, and Gertrude Bell, who had already been working in Basra and Baghdad as Oriental secretary since 1916, liked it enough to feel passionately that this was a magnificent opportunity.

SIR — You should be congratulated for not giving in to the temptation to quote Al Gore-like scary scenarios, which are not even supported by the International climate change panel (IPCC), but your slip is showing nonetheless.

It wasn't clear whether this was a critical appraisal of the play or whether the unfortunate audience member was simply out of sorts that night, but Anna Friel, who was singing at the time in her role as the Manhattan socialite Holly Golightly, must be congratulated for not missing a beat during her warbling – rather than aborting the performance and racing up the stairs to berate the miscreant.

With the CMA Awards in mind — along with Nashville's persistent man problem — I wondered aloud what the Pistol Annies thought of one tune nominated for song of the year: Chris Janson's very iffy "Drunk Girl," in which the singer is basically asking to be congratulated for not assaulting a woman he takes home from a bar.

What Borussia Dortmund need to be congratulated on is not just that they have won the Bundesliga without spending big and with a relatively young side, but by the way they approach each and every game of football that they play.