1.   The New York critics had praised her performance.

2.   Spennymoor Liberal Democrat Ben Ord has written to party leader Paddy Ashdown praising his performance during the General Election.

3.   Ballater, in the last few minutes of his visit, praised his performance as a pianist and the atmosphere became more cordial.

4.   And even people who said they disliked Mayor Rudolph Giuliani were effusive in praising his performance this week.

5.   Both performances were widely praised.

6.   Critics generally praised the performance, especially the impassioned Lady Macbeth of Lauren Flanigan.

7.   He praised the performance of the media.

8.   Her performance was warmly praised by the critics, but the film did not fare well at the box office.

9.   In his speech, Rubin also praised the performance of the U.S economy.

10.   Republican senators become exasperated and impatient while Democratic senators rush to praise her performance in office.