Example sentences of "[be] [prep] be congratulate for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Groups in our society such as Friends of the Earth , Greenpeace and the Green party are to be congratulated for the energetic way they are drawing our attention to the issues involved . |
| 2 | Bill Rear has captured the passing years on this line perfectly and his publishers are to be congratulated for allowing him the space in which to present his work . |
| 3 | The auditors of many of the recent VFM reports of the National Audit Office ( NAO ) are to be congratulated for tackling some rather contentious issues and presenting their findings in such an informative manner . |
| 4 | That has not been the attitude of David Houghton or his group , and they are to be congratulated for that . |
| 5 | Staff are to be congratulated for the way they accepted the move , and on their commitment to making the new arrangements work . |
| 6 | Save The Children are to be congratulated for the part they played in securing the nineteen eighty nine United Nations convention on the rights of the child . |
| 7 | The first three students from our new training course took the Medau Teachers ' Examination on 23rd November 1985 and all three are to be congratulated for passing with ‘ flying colours ’ . |
| 8 | The Scud attacks on Israel were , of course , ‘ terrorism ’ , he said , but the Israelis were to be congratulated for all their restraint . |
| 9 | Thus Terence Davies is to be congratulated for having ‘ wrenched high art from the lower depths of his deprived Liverpool childhood ’ ( The Mail on Sunday , 16 October 1988 ) , which is a ‘ recreation devoutly to be wished ’ and not least because ‘ he has done it without rancour ’ ( how typically British ) . |
| 10 | THE firm Dyno-Rod is to be congratulated for advertising service charges . |
| 11 | ‘ The USTA is to be congratulated for taking the initiative in providing counselling for some of our nation 's promising junior players , ’ enthused Arthur Ashe , who attended the workshop despite the recent publicity surrounding his announcement to the press that he had contracted the Aids virus . |
| 12 | Although the committee is to be congratulated for its lead on the need for change , this will be worthless unless it is willing to ensure implementation of those changes . |
| 13 | The Civic Society is to be congratulated for doing a service to Abergavenny by persuading a number of established residents to reminisce in order to capture memories of the town before they are lost for ever . |
| 14 | The Council is to be congratulated for thinking and acting long term . |
| 15 | Undoubtedly that takes much time , and the GKN Group is to be congratulated for encouraging its senior executives to play such an important part in an organisation that achieves such excellent work in Shropshire . |
| 16 | Equally , you should try to avoid condescending to , or appearing to patronise , the writer being discussed ( e.g. " Keats is to be congratulated for his use of rhyme … " ) . |
| 17 | The Scottish Office is to be congratulated for its insight in identifying the growth potential of film in Scotland . |