Example sentences of "be congratulated for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | The chapters on immune disorders of pregnancy and recurrent pregnancy loss , however , are especially informative and Claman is here to be congratulated for summarizing succinctly a large body of data in a balanced and objective way . |
| 3 | Moncur conceded that his team could be better organised when they do not have the ball , but he should be congratulated for encouraging their skills . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Those who have worked so diligently on this exotic machine should be congratulated for bringing such a magnificent spectacle to the preservation world . |
| 6 | The Council is to be congratulated for thinking and acting long term . |
| 7 | Parents should be congratulated for managing their problem : |
| 8 | Despite the contrasting results , however , most delegates agreed that the workshop exercise had been worthwhile , and that Mr Leitch should be congratulated for setting an example for his more coy competitors and for helping perpetuate the open and instructive atmosphere that distinguishes CUBs conferences . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ’ . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 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 . |