Indeed, when a reporter for the Times of Israel asked the Israeli Foreign Ministry why it has not commended Bahrain for its anti-Hezbollah stand, a spokesman blandly responded, "If the Bahrainis had wanted Israel to say something, they could have sent us a message through diplomatic channels.
Frontline workers suggested that the head of the hospital did not commend them for good work done, but was quick to reproach (insult) workers who made mistakes.
While showing clear benefits in relation to non-technical skills performance and quality of T/O performance, the overall performance of CRM in this study would not commend it as a single strategy for improving patient safety in surgery.
Now, as instructions for using a staircase, I would not commend Ralph Waldo Emerson's advice.
While I won't declare whether these changes are good or bad overall, Twitter can at least be commended for not royally screwing anything up.
(If anything, they are to be commended for not trying to boost ratings by artificially prolonging suspense).
President Obama and the lawmakers who wrote the bill are to be commended for not letting size distort the substance.
What's more, Robertson is to be commended for not having her Lake District-travelling characters encounter William Wordsworth, wandering lonely as a cloud.
The Nets could also be commended for not immediately falling flat after surrendering their lead, fighting on for three overtime periods.
Mr. Smith ("The Whale," "Cockfight Play") is a fine and conscientious actor, and he's to be commended for not surfing the music of Capote's prose.
