71.   DeLay wins praise from Republicans for his skill, his energy and his willingness to help colleagues.

72.   Democrat Gray Davis has long impressed environmental groups with his opposition to offshore oil drilling and has won praise for his work on the State Lands Commission.

73.   Derr won praise from Wall Street for trimming fat and inefficiencies.

74.   Despite political opposition at home, he has won praise for adhering to reforms demanded as conditions of a multi-billion-dollar International Monetary Fund bailout.

75.   Despite the situation in the United States, Steere did win some praise from his fellow European executives.

76.   Despite technology that has won praise from industry analysts, the Alpha has been something of a marketing failure, losing badly in competition with Pentiums.

77.   During eight years in office, he proved adept at keeping normally antagonistic social groups under the Peronist tent and also won praise for confronting police brutality and corruption.

78.   During her controversial tenure, Elias won praise from consumer groups for encouraging treatment in the least restrictive settings possible and getting patients more involved in their own care.

79.   During Reconstruction in Mississippi, Lynch won widespread praise as an orator.

80.   Estonia has won praise from investors and foreign banks for its restrained spending.