Whenever discussions turn to the millennium development goals, as they did at last week's UN general assembly, my colleagues and I are often asked: "How has the Rwandan government managed to make such significant progress?" While it is gratifying to receive recognition for how far we have come, I am quick to point out the flawed premise of the question.
It's obviously gratifying to get some recognition.
"After years of attempting to convince the Rabbinate to appreciate the vulnerability of those who have gone through Orthodox conversions, it is gratifying to see their recognition of the right of Diaspora rabbis to determine personal status for people in their communities," he said.
Mr. Ellis said they were gratified by that recognition, but Mr. Parker also wondered why today's musicians would rather use those old samples when their flesh-and-blood creators are still available.
We look forward to continuing to strengthen and improve these programs and are gratified by this recognition". In the same rankings category, Cornell's Sloan Program in Health Administration was rated No. 14 among health care management programs, up from No. 25 four years ago.
For someone who used to think that he had met every reader of his work, the literary recognition has been gratifying.
If Britain were to outperform expectations and win a medal, would it be gratifying finally to gain some recognition at home? "No," he says firmly.
While this sort of recognition is highly gratifying to one who has always been something of a maverick, working outside the scientific Establishment, it has come as no particular surprise to him.
I wouldn't trade this opportunity for anything in the world, but having just spent 17 hours holed up in a Czech hostel frantically trying to meet a past-due deadline, it is gratifying to receive some unexpected recognition.
