Sentence examples for congratulated on becoming from inspiring English sources

"Fairfax County is to be congratulated on becoming the largest single jurisdiction thus far to attain the 90percentt benchmark live release rate and sustain it for a full year," says Susan Houser, who runs a website called Out The Front Door, that monitors animal shelters' "live release rates".

The Frieze Art Fair is a celebration, an upbeat moment for London to congratulate itself on becoming one of the world's art capitals.

Sherman was pleasantly surprised when an Iranian envoy congratulated her on becoming a first-time grandparent.

Just moments ago I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States.

He was notably embarrassed on his 65th birthday shortly before the 1997 general election when John Major congratulated him on becoming a pensioner.

"Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States," Mr. Gore said in a brief statement, "and I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time".

Nobody congratulated him on becoming captain of Spurs either, and in fact his father used to claim he only found out about it when it was mentioned at the pub.

Eventually on December 13 , 2000 in what must have been the longest-ever gap between polling day and a concession speech outside Zimbabwe, Gore declared: "Just moments ago, I spoke with George W Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States, and I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time.

On Friday, the marriage license office was serving slices of cake, and Bloodworth and Foulkes seemed shocked when a reporter congratulated them on becoming wife and wife.

Petrina Bloodworth and Emma Foulkes had been together for 10 years, but they both were shocked when a reporter congratulated them on becoming wife and wife.

9.40am GMT Q: Let me congratulate you on becoming prime minister.