1.   His work was singled out for praise by the examiners.

2.   One of those mines in North Wales was singled out for praise by American consultants Boyds.

3.   A New York City police commissioner responds immediately and wins oodles of praise by saying they should all be fired.

4.   Hancock, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Oscar Wilde, was singled out for special praise by many critics.

5.   He has been singled out for praise by Campo and offensive line coach Hudson Houck.

6.   He was joined in his public praise by George David, president of Connecticut-based United Technologies and Paul Allaire, chief of Xerox Corp.

7.   Monet sold several pictures and was showered with praise by influential critics.

8.   The game also was singled out for praise by Bill Gates at Comdex last year.

9.   The report elicited mixed reactions from scientists, ranging from praise by those who were concerned about the compounds to withering criticism from skeptics of the endocrine disrupter hypothesis.

10.   They were also singled out for praise by many visitors.