He regularly exhorts them and praises their progress.

European monitors and human rights groups have praised Turkey's progress while calling on its government to do more to see that the laws are carried out.

Standard & Poor's praised "the county's notable progress in addressing the wide range of longstanding challenges."

At first, he defends his team, praises its progress and refers to next season's roster.

It is also one of England's fastest-improving schools, with inspectors praising students' outstanding personal and academic progress.

Neither is known for defense, but Brown praised Marbury's progress and said Francis was better than people thought.

The United States, concerned for the free trade agreement, has praised its progress, but the drug trade continues.

He praised Japan's progress in dealing with deflation and bad bank loans.

That decision became a personal triumph last year when the panel's final report praised the agency's "remarkable progress."

Mr. Mbeki praised the country's progress in many areas but said more had to be done on crime.