Sentence examples similar to nearly commendable from inspiring English sources

But Yael Farber's insistence on an optimistic ending undermines the source material and nearly undoes all the commendable work that preceded it (1 30).

When Charismatic won last year's Derby at nearly twice the price of Commendable, Lukas rightfully crowed afterward that he had predicted victory for the one-time claimer in the days leading up to the race.

Damien Chazelle's Whiplash was a surprise inclusion, in with a bang at No 15 on the international rankings on the strength of a $3m take in South Korea – all the more commendable as it opened nearly a fortnight ago there, and appears to have grown nearly 100% thanks to word of mouth (and those three Oscars can't have hurt).

It's a commendable position but not nearly as solid as its former claim, made all the more slippery by its control over 2.5 million Palestinians in the West Bank.

The level of acting in the movies was a marvel; nearly every picture in the drama competition had at least one commendable performance.

Commendable as these actions are, they don't go nearly far enough.

Florida and Virginia have operated birth injury funds for nearly a quarter-century, and though not perfect, they have done a commendable job of balancing the needs of health care providers and patients.

Yet such commendable attacking zeal left them vulnerable to counter- attacks and so it very nearly proved when Jon Stead - still to score for Sunderland since his £1.8m summer move from Blackburn - saw a shot strike a post.

"To think beyond just allowing the expense, but to make it easy and seamless to be done that's really commendable". IBM is one of only two companies that have been on Working Mother's list since its inception nearly 30 years ago.

COMMENDABLE is indeed commendable.

Belmont Stakes: Commendable.