Example sentences of "congratulate on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and the proposal that I shall report is the and in particular those matter our certainty of responsibility between various agencies needs to be addressed erm it arose obviously are much more widespread than in the past week , but er I was granted in fact to give consideration to this result of the parish meeting , conventional routine parish meeting at Barnham er on the fourth of January erm which led to the largest parish meetings I think they 've had in many years erm when because people were incensed with the suffering and the hardship that they had as a result of the flooding on the night of Thursday the thirtieth of December erm should let me say first of all that erm I would congratulate all those who were involved er in dealing with the present emergency operations erm it 's quite superb , it 's erm it seemed to be erm a remarkable reflection on the capacity er that to deal with certain circumstances reflects very well on this authority and in saying that I mean it 's not just the opposites to the men and women who are involved , but also whereas I 'm sure many members are here that members amongst our numbers have putting on very long hours in dealing with the present circumstances and I congratulate on the activities . |
| 2 | GOOD LOSERS : congratulates on winning the Mens Tug-of-War . |
| 3 | I 'm sure it 's your wish to congratulate on his appointment and our best wishes for the future . |
| 4 | Unfortunately were not successful in winning the small towns category on this occasion but nevertheless I am sure that members would want to congratulate on their considerable success in the regional finals of this prestigious competition . |
| 5 | One must hope that Maxwell will be well enough to assume the role next week , but meanwhile the company is to be congratulated on replacing him with so sterling a performance by this seasoned professional . |
| 6 | The Dalai Lama should be congratulated on the great honour which is to be bestowed on him , and the Prime Minister or the Foreign Secretary should make it clear that he will be warmly welcomed when next he is able to visit London . |
| 7 | It is far from clear whether he should be congratulated on his sudden elevation . |
| 8 | He is to be congratulated on this singularly structured approach . |
| 9 | The crowds incidentally , were congratulated on their demeanour ; ‘ the ropes were used seldomly to stop them crowding round the players and interfering with play ’ . |
| 10 | The city authorities must be congratulated on re-using all the gaslamps , thus giving the centre of Prague such charm . |
| 11 | But I was congratulated on my general knowledge of nursing , and the Latin . |
| 12 | Too many ‘ conservationists ’ fail to appreciate the value of captive studies and even of management in disturbed habitats — all approaches are very valuable , but the protection of adequate areas of natural habitat is paramount , These approaches , and the critical plight of South-East Asian wildlife , are well summarised in the epilogue ; Dutch primatologists are to be congratulated on their initiative in this venture , |
| 13 | ‘ All are to be congratulated on this splendid effort , ’ she said . |
| 14 | Like the ME-6 the parameters can be selected and changed in seconds , and BOSS are to be congratulated on this . |
| 15 | Himalayan Kingdoms are to be congratulated on organising the first commercial British expedition to an 8000m peak , but Alan Hinkes does not tell us enough in his article Broad Peak in the June issue . |
| 16 | To be congratulated on your spirit . |
| 17 | But outwardly I was all sweetness and patient understanding , continually being congratulated on my competence in the role of ‘ little mother ’ . |
| 18 | He was congratulated on his answer by Jesus . |
| 19 | When congratulated on Australia 's contributed to a splendid performance he said : ‘ I would have preferred to win 3–0 today and have everyone yawning in the stand ’ . |
| 20 | West Somerset Railway should be congratulated on their new special coach for disabled passengers . |
| 21 | Scottish Television should be congratulated on The Munros Show and the new series will be eagerly watched by many . |
| 22 | He is to be congratulated on his excellent choice of guardian angels . |
| 23 | Editor , — The BMJ is to be congratulated on highlighting the difficulty doctors have when they seek to train and work in the hospital service on a less than full time basis — a reasonable aspiration when you realise that the average working week for people other than doctors is 37.5 hours yet for doctors half time can be in excess of 40 hours . |
| 24 | Reference Recordings of San Francisco are to be congratulated on persuading the composer himself to conduct for a stunningly recorded disc that fills so many shocking gaps in the catalogue . |
| 25 | In the evaluators ' view , the county is to be congratulated on undertaking a project of this type in an attempt to overcome some of the inadequacies that characterise school library provision and curriculum planning within and beyond Essex . |
| 26 | The panel on doctrine are to be congratulated on their wise handling of the response of presbyteries and kirk sessions to the proposed new statement of faith . |
| 27 | The writer could have selected a sequence such as His opponent congratulates him on his victory or He is congratulated on his victory by his opponent . |
| 28 | It may be felt desirable to inform guests that one party was previously a devoted husband or wife , a widow or widower , who after years of loneliness should be congratulated on at last having found happiness again . |
| 29 | Editor , — A Esmail and S Everington are to be congratulated on their study of racial discrimination against doctors . |
| 30 | It is unfortunate that our summer season is so short , and although the tourist boards must be congratulated on their efforts , it is easy to see how much better would be the results if the season lasted twice as long . |