31.   These health plans have been praised by employers for holding down their rising group health insurance costs.

32.   They praised the plan as a good way to kick-start negotiations with the Legislature.

33.   Union President Gerald McEntee cautiously praises the plan.

34.   Unions praised the plan but even some supporters expressed concern that the higher level could cost jobs.

35.   Wall Street analysts praised the plan to spin off the restaurant operations to shareholders.

36.   Wall Street firms praised the plan, but some Democrats and investors called it too tame.

37.   A delegation from the council met with Aliyev on Thursday, and praised his plan to outlaw the death penalty.

38.   Analysts praised the plan, but said joining Chrysler with the largest industrial company in Germany was no simple matter.

39.   But as officials in Tokyo praised the plan, response on Okinawa was less than enthusiastic.

40.   But as officials in Tokyo praised the plan, hundreds of Okinawans held protests against it.