- but the noun phrase means "a difficult task of persuasion" and has a generally admirable connotation.

The quality of the violin playing, in particular, was a consistent annoyance (the generally admirable Erica Kiesewetter aside).

Usually there is a section of the report which lists the initiatives taken by the voluntary sector and says they are generally admirable and deserving of continued support.

The cast, including several actors from the original production who take two or three roles apiece, is generally admirable.

He wrote at length and in very positive terms about Native American culture, portraying Indian people as free, rational and generally admirable.

WikiLeaks and similar organisations are, it seems to me, generally admirable in their single minded view of transparency and openness.

Patrick Casey, the stage director, put the work in a homey set with a vaguely 1930's look, and the singers do generally admirable work.

But Friday evening's generally admirable performance was one more circumstance.

Sunderland's defence had been generally admirable, with Titus Bramble especially efficient against Emmanuel Adebayor, but it took only a split-second of brilliance to settle the match.