11.   Carroll praised the efforts of Brown and Willing against Reggie White and Sean Jones, two of the best defensive ends in the league.

12.   Contor watched the pair of EPA investigators collect their samples and praised their efforts.

13.   Democrats and Republicans alike have praised her efforts to drum up business for the state.

14.   Earlier in the day, Defense Secretary William J. Perry praised the efforts of the former warring factions.

15.   Early last month, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay called McNair and praised his efforts to win the expansion team for Houston.

16.   Even Democrats praised her effort, although they attempted to downplay its significance.

17.   Evans praised the effort of the team he inherited.

18.   Financial analysts who follow the company praised his efforts, which tripled profits, but he ran afoul of traditionalists in the organization.

19.   Guns praised the effort in an article in The Florida Times-Union, but warned that the problem would only return if the community was not revitalized.

20.   Greg Braun, executive director of the Martin County Audubon Society, praised the efforts of Smyth and her volunteers.