1.   In the Annual Report published in July, Hugh Laughland, Chairman of Stoddard Sekers International PLC, praised the efforts of all who worked for the company.

2.   Mr C.V.R. de Bues, branch co-ordinator for the RSPCA, praised the efforts of all concerned in the rescue.

3.   She clapped and praised our efforts and expressed amazement that the girls knew how many bounces to do without counting.

4.   Analysts and investors have praised government efforts to speed up state asset sales as a way of boosting efficiency and supporting the EMU qualifying program.

5.   As soon as the game ended, the entire U.S. team piled on Scurry, each one afterward praising her efforts, particularly defender Carla Overbeck.

6.   At least one of the plaintiffs sticking with the Mehri team praised its efforts.

7.   At the news conference, he watched as Sharpton and Flake praised his efforts to reach out to minority voters and criticized those of his opponent.

8.   Boston attorney Roderick MacLeish Jr., who has represented many victims of abuse by clergymen and been critical of the archdiocese in the past, praised recent efforts.

9.   But several congressional Democrats praised the effort, although they questioned the priorities.

10.   But two civil rights leaders in Atlanta praised the effort.