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Examples
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Human frailties and weaknesses aside, their desire to serve is comendable.
The Kennedy Clan’s Long Political Tentacles - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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And, half way through that thought, with comendable attention to timekeeping, we drifted off to drinks.
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It is comendable that you have served your country and answered your call to duty in both of the conflicts that you have mentioned (the first, I'll contend, being much nobler than the latter one).
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Whilst your words are comendable sadly they are not reflective of the Tory party as a whole, and the likes of Stephen Crabb and David Davies make it hard to swollow the tory devolutionist line, however well meaning from some members.
Law Making Assembly on its way. Glyn Davies 2007
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Although a very comendable effort and I'm sure his army skills were put to the test.
A little litter pick makes a lotta difference Tracey Crouch 2007
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It is comendable that you have served your country and answered your call to duty in both of the conflicts that you have mentioned (the first, I'll contend, being much nobler than the latter one).
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A comendable attempt at trying to find someone better.
Read It! j-ku 2007
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¶ And wha_n_ a-nother ma_n_ spekyth at _th_e table, be ware ye int_er_rupte not his langage, for _tha_t ys a thyng on-comendable, 276
Caxton's Book of Curtesye Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Knowing nothing more comendable for a mans recreation
Ralph Roister Doister Nicholas Udall 1530
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For that, yes, she has broken a glass ceiling but certainly not a comendable one.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Conservative in California 2009
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