Although Diem was publicly praised, in private Secretary of State John Foster Dulles conceded that Diem had been selected because there were no better alternatives.

" When there is no recourse to a superior by whom judgment can be made about an invader, then he who slays a tyrant to liberate his fatherland is be praised and receives a reward " ( Commentary on the Magister Sententiarum ).

He is one of the few kings praised so highly as to have “ trusted in the Lord the God of Israel ; so that there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah after him, or among those who were before him ” ().

His simple and straightforward responses to popular concerns are praised as visionary despite no one really understanding what he is really saying.

In one stanza, the bravery of a warrior who slew 300 enemies is praised, but it is then noted that despite this " he was no Arthur ", that is to say his feats cannot compare to the valour of Arthur.

In 2007 the media rights body Reporters Without Borders praised reforms to the criminal code ; journalists can no longer be jailed on defamation charges.

William Winstanley, who praised much of Richard Lovelace's works, thought highly of him and compared him to an idol ; " I can compare no Man so like this Colonel Lovelace as Sir Philip Sidney ,” of which it is in an Epitaph made of him ;

* Dr. Fox effect, an actor gave a lecture to a group of experts with almost no content but was praised.

Although the historian Gilbert Burnet claimed that Henry called her a Flanders Mare, there is no evidence that he said this ; in truth, court ambassadors negotiating the marriage praised her beauty.

Creelman later praised the work of the reporters for exposing the horrors of Spanish misrule, arguing, " no true history of the war.

Making a thinly-veiled criticism of Brook in the process, Alexander praised the fact that there were " no attempts at sensationalism, no efforts to ' modernise ' Shakespeare by introducing Freudian themes, Existentialist ideas, eroticism, or sexual perversion.

In his review for the Globe and Mail, Jay Scott praised the performances of the two leads: " But Douglas's portrayal of Gordon Gekko is an oily triumph and as the kid Gekko thinks he has found in Fox (' Poor, smart and hungry ; no feelings '), Charlie Sheen evolves persuasively from gung-ho capitalist child to wily adolescent corporate raider to morally appalled adult ".

Edwin Schallert for the Los Angeles Times praised Davis's performance in Mr. Skeffington ( 1944 ), while observing, " the mimics will have more fun than a box of monkeys imitating Miss Davis ", and Dorothy Manners at the Los Angeles Examiner said of her performance in the poorly received Beyond the Forest ( 1949 ), " no night club caricaturist has ever turned in such a cruel imitation of the Davis mannerisms as Bette turns on herself in this one ".

Though Mackendrick's direction of the actors and his staging of the scenes are at times extraordinary, in recent years critics have praised only the film's dialogue, " courtesy of Ernest Lehman and Clifford Odets, a high-toned street vernacular that no real New Yorker has ever spoken but that every real New Yorker wishes he could ", A. O. Scott wrote

He praised Diomedes ’ intelligence and declared that no person of such young age could equal Diomedes in counsel.

Initially, the press praised the raids ; the Washington Post said, " There is no time to waste on hairsplitting over infringement of liberty ", and The New York Times said the injuries inflicted upon the arrested were " souvenirs of the new attitude of aggressiveness which had been assumed by the Federal agents against Reds and suspected-Reds.

Arthur later praised her working experience with Bow: " was so generous, no snootiness or anything.

Janet Maslin of the New York Times praised the film whose " real heart is its devastating idea of a morning after: the moment when, after being in the grip of a political delusion lasting several decades, a man can emerge from a subterranean hiding place in his native Yugoslavia and be told that there is no Yugoslavia any more ".

Noah is praised, while no really good deeds are reported of him, whence it may be concluded that the Bible refers to his good disposition.

Apparent also in the literature of the times was opposition, and support for, the various other ways he expressed opposition to the racial practices that were beginning to emerge, and re-emerge as well, in the city of Baltimore, the state of Maryland, the nation and in the posthumously constructed and founded institutions that would carry his name, A Baltimore American journalist praised Hopkins for founding three institutions, a university, a hospital and an orphan asylum, specifically for colored children, adding that Hopkins was a " man ( beyond his times ) who knew no race " citing his provisions for both blacks and whites in the plans for his hospital.

Charles Coughlin praised the late Mayor Jimmy Walker in New York, Hayes ( who had earlier denounced Walker for his perceived lack of morality ) ruled that no ecclesiastical visitor might address a religious gathering without the Cardinal's permission.

A story follows about a Jew who showed his contempt for the god by wiping his behind on its nose after defecating in the temple and who was praised for his piety by the acolytes of the god who said: no man has ever before served this idol thus.

Waterman praised Gary Webster for fitting into the series, but was vocal in his comments that the series was no longer about a minder and that the re-vamped version should go under a different title, reflecting its orientation almost solidly around Arthur.

Her latest and third adult novel Summer Sisters ( 1998 ) was widely praised and has sold more than 3 million copies.

It is concerning this third class of actions that there is doubt about whether they should be praised or blamed or condoned in different cases.

Catulus and Marius celebrated a joint Triumph, but in popular thinking all the credit went to Marius, who was praised as " the third founder of Rome.

He is said to have been highly praised and deeply trusted amongst his colleagues, particularly his third lord, Sun Quan.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer praised her performance: " The third act becomes a star-crossed, " Beauty and the Beast " parable far more operatic and tragic than anything the original filmmakers could have imagined exquisitely pantomimed by Watts with a poignancy and passion that rates Oscar consideration.

Late in 2003, Timbaland delivered the second Bubba Sparxxx album, Deliverance, and the third Timbaland & Magoo album, Under Construction, Part II Both albums were released to little fanfare or acclaim even though Deliverance was praised by reviews and embraced by the internet community.

Rain prevented a result in the third Test, but Hutton scored 66 and his tactics were praised.

Wisden praised his style and brilliant play, and he ended the match with a six, securing England's third successive victory and a 4 – 1 series win.

England won the third match, the only one in the series with a result, and Hammond was praised for his use of bowlers.

It is concerning this third class of actions that there is doubt about whether they should be praised or blamed or condoned in different cases.

He was widely praised for his leadership of the German Jewish community, which had grown from the remnants left by the Nazis into the third largest Jewish community in western Europe.

Although they were less successful critically, Weaver's performance was praised: she received her third and fourth Saturn Award for Best Actress nominations for both films and a nomination for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Sci-Fi for Alien Resurrection.

" Variety praised the third special, The Raccoons and the Lost Star, calling it " a rollicking good adventure filled with space-age animation, high-tech gadgetry, lilting tunes, a lovable sheepdog, and the delightful Raccoons team.

Although sometimes compared unfavourably to the first and third Quatermass serials, Quatermass II was praised for its allegorical concerns of the damaging effects of industrialisation and the corruption of governments by big business.

His Augsburg chronicle covers the years 1368-1468 and comprises four books, of which the third, an autobiography, is considered the best, and he is praised for giving " Einblicke von seltener Eindringlichkeit in die Lebensrealität des SpätMA " (" outstandingly penetrating insights into the reality of life in the late Middle Ages "); The most plausible suggestion to date is that Johannes Heybler — the publisher — was himself the author.

Shroff went third and made some mistakes, but was praised for being professional by all four judges.

" Gimmie Dat ," the third single from the album was praised by critics but failed to become a hit, peaking at only sixty-three on the Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number twenty-seven on the urban charts in the UK.

Succeeding GM Ray Shero praised Patrick's selection of Marc-André Fleury, Crosby, and Evgeni Malkin, but also said that work had to be done to build up the depth and third / fourth lines for the long-term, rather than a quick-fix.

Kirkus Reviews praised Choosing Up Sides, which attacked the once-prevalent views of religious fundamentalists toward left-handed children, as, “ No ordinary baseball book, this is a rare first novel .” In 2004 Ritter received the Paterson Prize for Children ’ s Literature for his third novel, The Boy Who Saved Baseball.

His third work incorporates new life experiences and attitudes about love and race, and Knight was praised for the work ’ s sincerity.

The third DVD received a C + rating from him for both dub and sub, again the artwork was praised but the story was lacking a great deal.

Although the work fell into some obscurity, as a work in dialect, the Brothers Grimm, in their third edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales praised it highly as the first national collection of fairy tales, fitting their romantic nationalist views on fairy tales, and as capturing Neapolitan voice.

In 1953, Leicestershire finished third in the County Championship, the highest they had achieved at that stage since entering the competition in 1895, and Wisden praised Palmer's " inspiring captaincy ".

GameSpy praised the voice cast and voice acting in the first and third games.