31.   Principals, teachers and parents praised the effort.

32.   Putin warmly praised the efforts of Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain to craft a role for Russia in devising NATO strategy.

33.   Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the telecommunications subcommittee that oversees Ameritech and other telephone companies, praised the efforts.

34.   She placed upon her children and herself a regimen that praised effort and scorned sloth.

35.   Showalter also is quick to praise the effort being given on most nights.

36.   Some of the applicants praised the effort.

37.   The recommendations come from the federal Advisory Council for the Elimination of TB, which generally praises efforts so far but urges stronger action against the disease.

38.   The report praised efforts by the Palestinian Authority under Yasser Arafat to curtail terrorist attacks on Israel.

39.   They also have praised efforts to add bicycle lanes.

40.   While the effect is only starting to be felt, U.S. officials have praised the effort as a major new front in the fight against drugs.