Sentence examples for could be praised from inspiring English sources
After the magic moment of its release into the world it could be praised or damned at will.
In this vein, Justice Kennedy analogized the disparaging-trademarks law to saying that "public officials could be praised but not condemned".
An unusually successful television show could be praised as "cinematic," while the sign that a movie had failed was that it went straight to video.
Few other TV shows of the 1960s could be praised without qualms by a black Democrat president, but the presence of Uhura and the general tone of political optimism – its agenda was always more Star Peace than Star Wars – meant that it was ideologically ahead of its time, and therefore well positioned to prosper as those views became more widely shared.
In contrast, in the early years of his reign, he could not be praised enough for his zeal in the administration of justice.
But, when those hopes are dashed, the poet leaves behind him a set of lampoons that are bywords for the lampoon genre: Never did I expect to witness a time When a dog could do me ill and be praised for it all the while.
In 10 years' time, Rolls-Royce could be enjoying extraordinary demand for engines for next-generation planes, and we could all be praising the decision to focus on developing new technology rather than supplying old.
Let me praise what should be praised.
I think the tolerance of so many Muslim individuals in history could have been praised without blaming anybody else.
To prepare for the landings, rearrangements of men between ships – "cross-decking" – were necessary, and when on 19 May one of the transporting helicopters ditched and sank fast in the choppy sea, his swiftness in rescuing those who could be helped was praised.
