Sentence examples for despite commendable from inspiring English sources
Despite commendable efforts by the Governments of Papua New Guinea and Nauru, arrangements in both countries have proved completely untenable.
Despite commendable advances in both policy and practice, there continues to be a gap between what is recommended and the reality in the field.
And DfID, despite commendable support for maternal health, has to date largely ignored the newborn.
Yet, despite commendable progress, here in Viet Nam, 87 children under five still die every day from preventable causes.
Despite commendable efforts to craft solutions to meet required surface water allocations [ Bureau of Reclamation, 2012], consideration of the ability of groundwater withdrawals to meet current and future demands remains dormant.
"Despite commendable progress, an estimated 425 million children under the age of 18 still do not have access to an improved water supply and over 980 million do not have access to adequate sanitation," says Veneman. "Clean water and sanitation are vital prerequisites for improved nutrition, reductions in child and maternal mortality and the fight against disease".
Despite "commendable steps" under Rouhani, including the release of a limited number of high-profile political prisoners, violations had continued, Ban reports in a new report to the UN human rights council issued on Tuesday.
Despite the commendable focus on long-term horizons, that still matters.
Despite its commendable complaints about Hungary's slide away from democracy, the American administration wins the Invisible Man award for inattention to the region.
The soil and soul of Germany are fated to have long memories, and Degussa, despite its commendable recent deeds, should not be profiting from its newfound virtue.
Despite evangelicals' commendable efforts to oppose slavery in the 19th century, the scourge of racism reared its ugly head in the defense of segregated institutions, which provided the catalyst for the formation of the religious right.
