I understand that it is disappointing to miss a contact hour, but to camouflage what might otherwise be interpreted as a laudable action under the auspices of campaigning for 'our fees' and 'our experience' is infuriatingly selfish".
Laudable action in Afghanistan is neutralized by diminution of security at home.
Any threat of violence is abhorrent, but is calling on people to be decent human beings really that laudable an action?
The desire by the I.O.C. and the United States Olympic Committee to avoid a public relations nightmare is laudable, but their actions have more to do with maintaining sponsorship revenues than assuring pure athletic competition.
Here's Ban and Cameron's chance to put those laudable words into action.
Missing from David Gergen's laudable call to action for Americans after Sept. 11 is an appeal to urgently address our country's energy challenge ("A Nation in Search of Its Mission," Op-Ed, June 17).
While the goal of a shred-a-thon is laudable, and the action is certainly a concrete one, the gesture is more or less symbolic in terms of actually stopping identity theft.
Many of its actions are laudable, such as a new competition law.
