The President of the Festival, the Earl of Shrewsbury, publicly congratulated the composer at the end of the performance, amidst the cheers of the audience.
Donald MacDonald supported him through all these campaigns and was there to publicly congratulate Ferreira and pass on the generational torch at the victory party.
The White House publicly congratulated President Chen on Friday as the winner, while acknowledging that legal challenges continue.
Four years after the bombing, he publicly congratulated "those families who have produced such martyrs" as the perpetrators.
Upon learning what Si Cwan had done, his father Sedi Cwan's brother publicly congratulated the young noble on his handling of the situation.
Doctors and scientists make achievements that benefit all of mankind but they still find the time and money to publicly congratulate each other.
Moreta found herself grasping and shaking his hand repeatedly and wondering suddenly if anyone was noticing, but surely she could publicly congratulate him for such splendid good fortune.
Not only was Dr. Green present at this panel, he publicly congratulated the participants for making a serious effort to change psychoanalytic theory in the light of modern scientific findings.
Carver noted that a Tory trade minister, learning of the pay-off, publicly congratulated Balfour Beatty on its patriotic competitiveness.
I should like to start by stressing the excellent work done on this report by my colleague, Mrs Carvalho, giving me an opportunity to publicly congratulate her.