Sentence examples for general praising from inspiring English sources

And while Mr. Blodget tried to defend his own actions, he mostly lauded Mr. Spitzer for his zeal as attorney general, praising his courage and telling Mr. Spitzer he had voted for him for governor.

He recommended the series in general, praising its plot and its themes.

A quick poll of those who have worked for him generates general praise for his management style.

director general, praised his efforts to defeat polio.

Shirley Bond, British Columbia's attorney general, praised Justice Bauman's ruling.

Yet a Texas general praised their "considerable obstinacy" on the battlefield.

The general praised the Kurdish Peshmerga, which the CIA, though not the Pentagon, is beginning to arm.

The general praised Pakistan, calling the co-operation between the two countries an "important bilateral partnership" which had led to significant blows against al-Qaida's leadership.

But he won general praise for repeatedly walking through the raging ghetto and for the social programs he established to soothe tensions.

He could cut you down to size with a withering remark, make perceptive criticisms more useful than general praise, and be forcefully direct.

A savage lampooning of the film industry, it received a mixed response from critics, who were much more in agreement with their general praise for Victor/Victoria (1982), which received a clutch of Academy Award nominations.