The phrase "positive mention" is correct and used in written English.
You can use this phrase when you are mentioning something in a favorable or positive light. For example: "The article gave a positive mention to the new wellness program provided by the company."
And since allegedly you cannot wish for a part without wishing for the whole, any positive mention of the socialist past is seen as ideologically suspect.
By contrast, last month when Mr. Obama also visited a factory, in Maryland, a far-better jobs report merited positive mention in his remarks.
Militants interviewed by telephone in several countries spoke highly of Mr. Zawahri and his outreach efforts, including the recent positive mention of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group.
Mr. Ban had accidentally left a positive mention of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in a joint communiqué with Russia at a time when the Bush administration had decided to abandon it.
A recent Piñera TV advert included positive mention of gay couples, which ignited huge protests from his coalition partner, the far right UDI, Chile's most powerful single political party.
Gave a positive mention when the weights for the big race were announced in February.
In contrast, Fox gave Sanders 79 positive mentions and 31 negative ones.
Most people do not generate enough positive mentions to push the negative ones lower in search engine rankings.
The O'Malley campaign unsurprisingly declared their guy the winner, specifically citing positive mentions about his closing statements.
Mr. Amato said the new chart would monitor "positive" mentions about music and filter out negative ones, although the methodology for doing this was not announced.
[A6.] The Advertising Appeal of Page Six Magazine When it comes to advertising in a crowded field and a tough business environment, the Page Six magazine may have an edge -- about a third of the more than 30 advertisers in the first issue received positive mentions in the columns of Page Six in The New York Post in the last year.
