The move reflected Mr. Clinton's well-honed instincts for damage control, but was at least a commendable break from the recent pattern of Clinton outrages.
The level of acting in the movies was a marvel; nearly every picture in the drama competition had at least one commendable performance.
And the one who got there first was one of the least likely: Commendable, 17th in the Kentucky Derby, without a victory in six races since his debut last August at Del Mar and an 18-1 long shot in the Belmont.
As it's one of the nation's favourite cuisines, I don't know whether we need an annual celebration of "over 200 years of Indian restaurants in the UK", but at least this has a commendable aim of raising funds for hunger- and poverty-related charities.
Nokia, at least, gave the more commendable explanation that while it purchases raw materials through suppliers rather than directly, this "does not change the fact that we have the responsibility over everything that goes into making a Nokia product".
At the least, the Giants have shown commendable resilience the past two weeks, winning vital games when missing the playoffs for a third straight season was the only other option.
All three surgeons decline to operate in a showy display of professional ethics that is commendable and not the least bit persuasive.
As the weeks have passed, the nights lengthened and results worsened there has been one constant on Tyneside: McClaren's commendable calm and, outwardly at least, good humour.
Also, no horse had ever won the Belmont without racing at least once after the Kentucky Derby, and Commendable outran just two horses in the Derby field of 19.
At the end the feeling was more of relief at hanging on to all three points after Wigan mounted a commendable comeback that would have at least have brought them level if some gilt-edged chances had been accepted.
