Word: commend
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...immediately after his current prostitution sentence ends. “This defendant has exhibited a pattern of abusing vulnerable young women and this is now the second such crime that he has been convicted of this year,” Leone said in a statement. “I commend the victim’s courage to come forward to law enforcement and then explain to a jury what had happened to her.” After he purchased the Arrow Street storefront almost two decades ago, Purdy diversified his business interests. The store has hosted a prostitution ring...
...that end, we commend Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, who last week vowed to eliminate the practice of signing statements if elected. We hope the presidential candidates of both parties will issue a similar pledge that they will not skirt the Constitution...
...easily forgotten within the Harvard bubble—and made an effort to generate positive change. The tangible results that the BSA helped to achieve show the impact that all student groups, not just the political ones, can have when they devote their attention to local activism. We commend the BSA for its accomplishment, and hope to see other student groups follow their example...
...commend HUDS for being so friendly to environmental and student concerns, and look forward to enjoying the farmers market again in the spring...
...appropriate. In this case, New Yorkers haven’t lost much, but if politicians can ban the socially intolerable, then they can eventually ban the politically controversial. Such a move would lead to an even greater suppression of free speech, and is one against which we caution. We commend the New York legislature for its zeal in fighting racism, but as for this bill, we hope it collects dust on a shelf in Albany...