1 He allowed your crimes to be great, but that still there was room for mercy, the most commendable virtue in a prince, and for which his majesty was so justly celebrated.
2 Carol was civic and neighborly and commendable today.
3 Of course, setting up housekeeping is commendable, and there is no reason why a porter shouldn't do it.
4 There's no need to be so apologetic," said the information-giver, "it's very commendable for you to be so attentive.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Three In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The ... 5 As teachers, they have given the South a commendable system of city schools and large numbers of private normal-schools and academies.
6 My dear child, commend Dr. Grant to the deanery of Westminster or St. Paul's, and I should be as glad of your nurseryman and poulterer as you could be.
7 To that Providence, my sons, I hereby commend you, and I counsel you by way of caution to forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 8 "I commend that fact very carefully to your attention," said Holmes to his professional colleague.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN 9 At the same time, Stanley Hopkins's methods do not commend themselves to me.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 10 But I commend the idea to your mind.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE 11 This motto, however, they did not commend to farmer customers who had had crop failures.
12 It's a very 'portant habit, Andy; and I 'commend yer to be cultivatin' it, now yer young.'
13 So that should we ever find these weaklings attempting anything, we may commend their courage rather than their prudence.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI. 14 William was kindly commended and his promotion hoped for.
15 I was very much pleased with what I collected to have been your behaviour on the occasion; it shewed a discretion highly to be commended.