Word: commendation
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...commend you for giving recognition to the equestrian Three-Day World Championships [Oct. 2] and to a sport that has been in the background for years but is growing in popularity. H?wever, I find it appalling that this phase of competition causes the death or near death of horses. It is time changes occurred to allow horses to remain healthy and still bring honor...
...commend the U.S. Attorney's Office for its thorough investigation which concluded that the assassination was not just an isolated anti-leftist act, but a concerted effort by an illegitimate government to silence its opposition in the face of threatened foreign...
Resolutions of commendation, which pumped promiscuously out of most legislatures, got so overdone in South Carolina that one member this year exposed the absurdity with a resolution intended to commend "all persons, male and female, young and old, tall and short, fat and skinny, who have performed any act or deed during the past five months worthy of commendation." A sort of subdued microphilia was evident in Concord, where New Hampshire's solons spent several months intensely debating the question of whether they had any reason to be in session at all. In such an atmosphere...
...aspect I must commend Professor Said's approach because it reflects an attitude that social and national activities should be seen and explained in a wide historical context. For every individual's life is composed of elements, physical and spiritual, that he inherits from his ancestors. Moreover, for an individual to transcend his finiteness, he must relate himself to his heritage and bequeath it to his children...
...want to commend you for your in-depth cover story analyzing the state of the nation's defense...