Such was the morally commendable way to spend one's free time.
Much the same holds for the former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, minus the commendable actions.
They've committed — they've undertaken an incredible act of heroic self-sacrifice — morally commendable, above and beyond the call of duty we want to say, praiseworthy.
It was a morally commendable and politically smart move, one that will pay off from now, through the November elections and through to the writing of biographies on Obama that will be published decades from now.
Tim Pawlenty, who, as governor of Minnesota, took some commendable actions on climate change, has now renounced them, saying that everyone "has got some clunkers in their record".
To be sure, it is a minor factual footnote in a larger story of commendable actions by several of the city's sworn emergency responders.
Moral authority is bestowed on humanitarian actors because they uphold certain values that are considered as morally commendable in that particular period of time.
Kindness is almost always morally commendable, but imaginativeness (often said to be an intellectual virtue), courage (usually categorized as a personal virtue) and reliability (sometimes called a social virtue) may be shown on the sports field or by enemy soldiers as well as in contexts that render them morally commendable.
Supererogationism is clearly an oxymoron: for, why should an act that is good and morally commendable and will conduce to the well-being of another person (or, other persons) fail to exact obligation or compel performance?
This demonstration of going above and beyond the call of duty, which proved necessary to control the disease, was highly morally commendable.
We encourage members of our community to submit information about a commendable action by one of our officers or associates, so that we can properly recognize their actions.
