Sentence examples for make a commendable from inspiring English sources

The lack of historical perspective is disappointing, but the program does make a commendable, if brief, effort to look beyond the well-publicized scandals it revisits.

Catherine & Pierre Breton, who are better known for their Bourgueils, also make a commendable Chinon with balanced flavors of mint and sweet fruit.

As for food, Barley Vine makes a commendable effort at keeping its prices affordable.

The bright-voiced American soprano Susanna Phillips made a commendable house debut as a sassy Musetta.

With some dishes at Red Lantern, she has made a commendable start.

Given President Obama's dismal approval ratings in many of the closely contested states, the Democrats are making a commendable fight of it.

Additional vocalist Joniece Jamison made a commendable stab at the Aretha Franklin part in Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves in the teeth of fierce competition from Lennox.

After a few off-kilter moments in the first act, Alexander Vedernikov made a commendable house debut in the pit, leading a supple and passionate rendition of Tchaikovsky's gorgeous score.

The most noteworthy aspect of the first act was the orchestral playing, with Paolo Arrivabeni, the music director of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, Belgium, making a commendable house debut.

In the years to follow we would discover that Adams was made of strong stuff, however, and he did not let this error get to him, the Express reporting that Adams had made a commendable debut.

The court, reversing a lower court ruling, said that the district court judge had made "a commendable effort to thread the needle" but that the ruling allowing the evidence was flawed.