| In his absence, his new club, under their new coach, made a workmanlike start to the Premiership campaign, but won few plaudits for style. |
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| Barbarian Invasions has won plaudits and critical acclaim in Canada and elsewhere. |
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| The collection has won plaudits from golfing past master and BBC sports commentator Peter Allis. |
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| Now, hardly a day goes by without City's England international receiving the plaudits and eulogies from the soccer community. |
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| The scene won no plaudits for the students, nor can it have done their case to create public sympathy with their cause any good. |
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| Sukur, quite rightly, stole the plaudits after his two-goal blast condemned Fulham to their joint-heaviest defeat under Tigana. |
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| And even in the capital city, signs of grinding poverty appear to contradict plaudits to the great leader. |
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| All the plaudits, all the tributes, will be thoroughly deserved and she will be an extremely hard act to follow. |
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| Yet he was someone whose whole career was based on seeking more fame and his every action was made in order to gain further plaudits and praise. |
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| All the plaudits that came Clarke's way and the ovations of the galleries were richly deserved. |
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| While Martinez got the plaudits she deserved, Navratilova was given the longest standing ovation Centre Court has ever seen. |
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| He's getting all the plaudits for walking, but what actually happened was that he forgot himself and started to move. |
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| It is a local pre-eminence that has been achieved with a style of football that won as many plaudits as points. |
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| It has also won a number of awards and plaudits from trade magazines and national newspapers. |
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| It was significant that, overall, the defenders received most of the plaudits in an uneventful first half. |
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| The clink of glasses is stilled for once over at Uborka to be replaced by the sound of slapped backs and plaudits being handed round. |
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| He will win no plaudits for toadying to London and he has no future in Westminster anyway. |
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| He has won prizes from his peers and plaudits from discriminating academics. |
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| It is his skills as a talent spotter, though, that have earned McNeill most plaudits. |
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| It was one of the newcomers, Rob Higham, that took the plaudits in the first quarter of the game as he took a hand in three goals. |
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| In his final years, some time was spent modestly accepting the plaudits he richly deserved. |
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| That is why the rapporteur has rightly received the plaudits today because she has taken us along that road. |
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| Officially, the White House had nothing but plaudits for Hagel and his abilities running the enormous Defense Department. |
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| However, in this context, we must genuinely accept responsibility, rather than simply seeking plaudits in the short term. |
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| It is the team that finishes with spirit and style that wins the plaudits of the crowd. |
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| Ja'far Panahi's work has garnered respect and plaudits internationally, yet in Iran he languishes in jail. |
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| But his worth can only be exaggerated with all the plaudits we reporters have to write about him every day. |
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| In less than a year, they have achieved a great deal and earned our association plaudits from the European authorities. |
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| Iván Pérez might have scored the all-important goal but unbeaten in 270 minutes, Las Planas-born Arnau took the plaudits. |
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| That's where I became a regular in the national team, where I earned my place and also some plaudits as well. |
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| Mexico is enjoying a good press these days, if these recent plaudits from development writers are any guide. |
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| So she demanded and apparently gained an immediate audience. Some plaudits verge on sycophancy. |
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| It's already booked months in advance with critics falling over themselves to dish out the plaudits. |
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| With such plaudits, the natural expectation was for a blossoming career to follow. |
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| Now, 25 years later, its re-release in the original uncut version has passed almost unnoticed by viewers in Melbourne, despite the plaudits of film critics. |
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| It has cocked a snook at Europe and won the necessary domestic plaudits. |
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| But all these changes will be painful, and win him little in the way of plaudits. |
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| But the GOP presidential nominee's plan to hope for a change in the Mideast conflict is winning some plaudits. |
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| Worse, instead of picking up plaudits and slowly building up a power base in Washington she found herself being derided as a doormat for her sexually incontinent husband. |
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| This time, though, it is not the powerful 1974 FIFA World Cup? winner who is taking the plaudits. but a tall rangy forward youngster named Thomas, who has emerged as one of the most exciting young forwards in the Bundesliga. |
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| The front page of the next morning's L'Equipe was a simple admission that the team deserved all the plaudits for dealing with a difficult situation. |
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| Cumberbatch's prickly, witty lead performance has won universal plaudits, and there was acclaim, too, for Keira Knightley, who plays a fellow mathematician to whom Turing was briefly engaged. |
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| Its actions with both divisions earned the men of the divisional artillery plaudits from both divisional commanders. |
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| To make something so formulaic is surprising for Amazon, which is getting lots of plaudits for its groundbreaking series Transparent, including a win for best comedy at the Golden Globes. |
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| That wouldn't have been an issue when the show was a shuffling, brainless mess, as it has been in previous seasons, but the most recent has been picking up critical plaudits as well as viewers' eyeballs. |
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| The advent of democracy in South Korea and efforts to defend local production have spawned a new generation of directors who are winning plaudits at home and abroad. |
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| Playing a part in his huge popularity is that, whatever plaudits and success come his way, Villa never fails to play down his own role and heap praise on those around him. |
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| Blessed with the blistering pace needed to fly past his man on the way to the byline, he has also won many plaudits for his ability to supply pinpoint crosses with either foot. |
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| One of the masterpieces produced by the Luxembourg company Samsa Film in 2000 was without a doubt Jaime, judging by the many plaudits this film directed by Antonio Pedro Vasconcelos has received. |
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| Furthermore, our role in coordinating and mobilizing on behalf of EFA at the international level is earning plaudits from our EFA partners, especially from Member States but also from sister agencies and donors. |
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| Zuma appeared calm, and earned social media plaudits for a statesmanlike performance during his speech, after a week of personal and political turmoil in South Africa. |
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| Upon retirement, Giggs received many plaudits for the achievements he earned throughout his career, and the longevity of it. |
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| In only its first season, the St Asaph Allotment Association found itself winning plaudits for the standard of its spuds, caulis and carrots. |
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| It is indicative of the desire among MEPs and the EU-25 to find balanced solutions that represent ways forward, rather than barriers, and for this they deserve plaudits, not criticism. |
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| Wahat Hili Mall's architecture has received a number of plaudits and accolades from traditionalists. |
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| Both books have attracted their share of criticisms as well as plaudits. |
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| Added to that must be the recognition that departments that serve the public receive far more plaudits for getting the job done than they ever will for getting the job done at minimum cost. |
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| But if success in this subgenre is measured by how much the game makes you feel like a god, then it will pick up plenty of plaudits. |
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| It is entirely in character that the Secretary-General did not use this occasion to indulge the plaudits that inevitably and rightly come with prestigious prizes such as this. |
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| She is the doyenne of children's literature and it is no surprise that she has picked up so many awards and plaudits over the years. |
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| Given the importance of the event, special trains and planes will be organised to provide you and your customers with quick access to the prestigious New Fair complex in Milan, which is winning international plaudits. |
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| A confident media performer, he won plaudits from Tory MPs, impressed the Chancellor and was moved up one rung on the ladder to the number three post at the Treasury, as Financial Secretary, last October. |
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| The moment brought Huckabee plaudits from some unlikely corners. |
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| It has, as might be expected, resulted in plaudits for a broadcaster despite a code breach and occasionally a negative decision despite the absence of a code violation. |
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| It won plaudits for following the agenda of the European Commission and Parliament and for working with Commission, Council and the EP in developing a working method under the new rules. |
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| Egypt coach Hassan Shehata should be basking in the glow of the spotlight on the eve of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations final, the result of an incredible run of success that is finally earning him richly deserved plaudits. |
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| The plaudits, visitors, and money to fix those boilers would roll in. |
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| Sullivan and Gold won plenty of plaudits for their outspoken attack on the previous Icelandic owners, who spent like a crew of drunken trawlermen in a knocking shop. |
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| French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline. |
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| Then with melodious tootlings and amidst guttural plaudits, a big white automobile carrying a glitter of uniforms had gone by, driven at a headlong pace. |
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