31.   Hahn, shortly before Parks spoke, offered praise for the commission at his own news conference and asked the community to respect its decision.

32.   He offered praise for his young goalie, who was both good and lucky.

33.   He offered praise for Keenan, in carefully-chosen words.

34.   He recently visited The Country Club and offered high praise.

35.   I met Dick backstage to offer perfunctory praise, and he introduced me to Carol Burnett.

36.   If you offer sincere praise from time to time, the criticism also will carry more weight.

37.   Ingrid Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, offered faint praise for Gillette.

38.   It offers more praise, for example, for the Republican-controlled Congress than for the Democratic White House.

39.   Jim Bidzos, chief executive officer of RSA Data Security Inc., one of the leading makers of encryption products, offered backhanded praise for Freeh.

40.   Musicians from the conservatory who were in attendance, however, offered unrestrained praise.