The phrase "commendable plan" is correct and usable in written English
It is used to describe something that is highly commendable or praiseworthy. For example: "The CEO's idea of investing in new technology for the company was a commendable plan."
Candide, Pangloss, Martin, Cunégonde, Paquette, Cacambo, the old woman, and Brother Giroflée all set to work (on this "louable dessein", or "commendable plan", as the narrator calls it), each to one specific task.
Sometimes the result is commendable (the Marshall Plan, the Dayton accords) and sometimes not so much (our arming of the anti-Soviet mujahedeen in Afghanistan).
He also proposed a commendable campaign-finance reform plan that went nowhere.
It's an appealing notion and the plan has commendable aspects.
How else can we afford pitchers?" As a long-range solution, the Bowden plan is commendable.
Tom Pedroni, an associate professor at Wayne State University, said the governor's plan was commendable for "taking seriously the notion that Detroit public schools needs debt relief".
Jack Valenti, chairman of the Motion Picture Association, said this plan was commendable and "contains important elements that could lead to improved copyright protection in China".
Although parts of the plan are commendable, its emphasis on providing independent research for small investors officially validates the culture of do-it-yourself investing that caused more harm in recent years than bad analyst recommendations.
Given today's conservative paranoia of any government actions, such an initiative would almost surely bring millions of shouts of "keep the government out of our classrooms!" Ms. Kafka's plan is commendable, but tragically it might be a plan for an America that has ceased to exist.
However... I'm sorry, First Lady, your plan, while commendable, doesn't have a fighting chance.
MASD programs are designed to improve student achievement based on the audit team's finding of valuable course descriptions aligned with state standards, commendable curricular unit and lesson plan design, engaging instruction practices, and collective inquiry strategies through Approved State Standards.
