Praising Sentence Examples

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  • A praising, thankful heart is a blessing in itself.

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  • Why didn't you speak up when he was praising her to the heavens?

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  • Overall impressions were positive, with many reviewers praising the luxurious appointments and spacious interior of the car.

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  • Praising kids for a job well done makes them want to continue to please their parents.

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  • As early as September 363, Athanasius was able to travel to Jovian, the new emperor, who had sent him a letter praising his Christian fidelity and encouraging him to resume his work.

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  • It is evident that the merit of these qualities in our eyes is chiefly due to our perception of their tendency to serve the person possessed of them; so that the cynic in praising them is really exhibiting the unselfish sympathy of which he doubts the existence.

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  • New-look trio Sugababes have been praising recent inductee Amelle Berrabah for her much-needed injection of ambition.

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  • She did not cease chattering good-naturedly and gaily, continually praising Natasha's beauty.

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  • Finally, praising your child can be the most effective way to use positive reinforcement.

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  • You can get twenty people praising your book and one guy saying it sucks, and the only one you remember when you're lying there trying to get to sleep at the end of the day, is the guy who said it sucks.

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  • The subject of this youthful effort was suggested, its author says, by a refinement of vanity - " the desire of justifying and praising the object of a favourite pursuit," namely, the study of ancient literature.

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  • He would never tire of praising Euripides, while few men had given such minute study to the writings of Robert Browning.

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  • Catholics and Protestants were unanimous in praising his fiery eloquence in the Lent sermons which he preached at Montpellier in 1686.

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  • De Thou acknowledges himself greatly indebted to this history, praising it especially for its accuracy.

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  • All authorities combine in praising his handsome presence and the affability and charm of his address, together with a certain simplicity of personal tastes, which led him in his intercourse with his friends or with the representatives of friendly powers to dispense with ceremonial and etiquette.

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  • The pope admitted him to six long audiences in the course of two months, wrote an enthusiastic letter to the grand-duke praising the great astronomer, not only for his distinguished learning, but also for his exemplary piety, and granted a pension to his son Vincenzio, which was afterwards transferred to himself, and paid, with some irregularities, to the end of his life.

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  • She looked as sexy as hell, and developed a rockabilly gospel style that would have even this curmudgeonly old codger praising the Lord.

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  • First I hear him praising his own handiwork; then he starts rooting around with his dental tools.

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  • He wrote a flattering, even servile letter to Sartre praising the latter as the only thinker capable of understanding him.

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  • The Trades Union Congress has supported Wetherspoon's move, praising the pub chain for acting to save staff from second-hand smoke.

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  • Without consulting his ordinary advisers, his majesty ordered the minister of the interior to send a circular to the provincial governors of European Russia, containing a copy of the instructions forwarded to the governor-general of Lithuania, praising the supposed generous,.

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  • Some of us have failed to point out the Emperor 's lack of clothes, whilst others have been busy praising his sartorial elegance.

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  • The Trades Union Congress has supported Wetherspoon 's move, praising the pub chain for acting to save staff from second-hand smoke.

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  • Promote positive behavior by praising and rewarding your pet.

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  • However, praising him lavishly when he did use the box was the exact right thing to do, so you're on the right track there.

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  • Jingzhu Bencao consists of two sections. the first is more theoretical and theological in nature, praising the nature of the medicines in the style of Buddhist teachings, while the second half gives descriptions of medicines.

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  • Therefore, both bride and groom may spend more time studying religious texts and praising God in the months and weeks leading up to the ceremony.

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  • Then I take the pup back out every half hour, using the one word command and praising when the deed is done.

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  • I was using a food treat to train my puppy but I learned that my dog will physically feel better after she has relieved herself, and praising her is all that is needed.

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  • When Wine Spectator Magazine's James Laube reviewed the wine in 2005, he gave it 87 points for elegance and finesse, praising flavors of raspberry and black cherry.

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  • Finally, they reinforce creativity in their children by a general attitude of respect and confidence toward them and by actively encouraging creative pursuits and praising the results.

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  • Many homeschooling families are praising Singapore Math Curriculum, but is it for you?

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  • Testimonials on the HealthMaster website include a number of customers praising the HealthMaster for helping them trim unwanted pounds and inches.

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  • Keep in mind, that while you may have wished for that decision to be different, praising each other for little accomplishments boosts a relationship more.

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  • Children aim to please their parents (although it may not always seem this way) and praising your child for good behavior is one way to ensure it continues.

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  • This is vital because satisfied clients are the key to referrals and repeat business as the homeowners sell and move to aother home, praising or condemning your past performance.

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  • Prius owners have been nearly universally positive about the Japanese hybrid vehicle, praising its performance, style, and impressive fuel economy.

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  • The people of Corinth never grew tired of praising his sweet music.

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  • Malvintseva expressed approval, and the governor's wife began to speak of Rostov in Mary's presence, praising him and telling how he had blushed when Princess Mary's name was mentioned.

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  • Coleridge, praising the genius in the book, blamed the metrical imperfection of it.

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  • Praising solitude, playing the hermit at Vaucluse, he only loved seclusion as a contrast to the society of courts.

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  • Scepticism, with which P. Bayle had played as a historian - he amused himself, too, with praising the Manichaean solution of the riddle of the universe - became a serious power in the history of philosophy with the advent of David Hume.

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  • The highest strains of the psalmists and the most fervent appeals of the prophets were progressively directed to the great end of praising and preaching the One true God, everlasting, with sincere and pure devotion.

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  • Men of good birth (nearly always, too, of Celtic blood on one side at least), they leave Iceland young and attach themselves to the kings and earls of the north, living in their courts as their henchmen, sharing their adventures in weal and woe, praising their victories, and hymning their deaths if they did not fall by their sides - men of quick passion, unhappy in their loves, jealous of rival poets and of their own fame, ever ready to answer criticism with a satire or with a sword-thrust, but clinging through all to their art, in which they attained most marvellous skill.

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  • The eminent theologian, Jean Daille, being then removed to Paris, advised the church at Saumur to secure Amyraut as his successor, praising him "as above himself."

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