She deserves commendation for her cool head in what must have been very trying circumstances.

"On the contrary, you deserve commendation for your high standards."

An honorary degree should be reserved for prominent figures who deserve commendation, not merely recognition.

The governor also deserves commendation for his plan, announced last summer, to expand health centers into 500 elementary schools.

There was, however, one aspect that deserves commendation.

Political economy was added to the curriculum in 1877 and although only six girls took an exam, the examiner reported that their work deserved "high commendation."

Our military leaders, intelligence community, and brave men and women who executed the raid that killed bin Laden deserve special commendation today.

Lawmakers deserve commendation for helping the bill meet its demise.

Here, the author's candor deserves special commendation.

The student journalists made mistakes but deserved commendation as well as correction.