The phrase "has been commendable" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when describing someone's behavior or actions in a positive light, indicating that they have done something worthy of praise or admiration. Example: The student's dedication to their studies has been commendable, and they have consistently received high marks in all of their classes.
He retained his dignity at all times and his hard work and dedication has been commendable".
Zimmermann has not worked more than seven innings in any start this season, but his consistency has been commendable.
Recent progress on increasing the number of people with access to electricity has been commendable, but a disconnect remains between gaining electricity and realising development benefits, such as increased income and better health.
It is fair to say that Bach's leadership on the matter has been commendable.
Malaysia's economic performance since independence in 1957 has been commendable, as manifested by its growth and inflation performanced.
"The commitment and the work that he's put in to rugby over the last 20 years [in the game] has been commendable and I'm sure rugby in Wales will see him again.
Princeton's basketball records since that time have been commendable for an Ivy League team, but only really shone on the national scene in the Bill Bradley '65 years of 1963 1965.
"They made mistakes, but they have been commendable about communicating with us," said Keith Sloane, head of mutual funds at Wachovia Securities, the brokerage division of Wachovia, the bank based in Charlotte, N.C.
"I was disappointed how long it took us to get behind them and I always knew that Nicky would be more of a threat off the shoulder and he obviously was after the pass from Michael Jones". "I feel we were in there for at least a point today, and that would have been commendable.
While the sentiment behind it might have been commendable -- trying to tap into the spirit of social activism and political awareness -- the company and its in-house advertising agency failed to see how a cynical public might react to what was a fairly obvious effort to co-opt those values in order to sell a product.
