high praise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhighandpraise
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high
adjective
uk/haɪ/us/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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praise
noun[U]
uk/preɪz/us/preɪz/
things that you say that express your admiration and approval of someone ...
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(Definition ofhighandpraisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The coverage of illustrated manuscripts is very impressive indeed, and the author deserveshighpraisefor it.
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It is -uent, entertaining and informative:highpraisefor an academic text!
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The article used its key terms, "classes moyennes" and "bourgeoisie," merely to refer, with neitherhighpraisenor barbed satire, to the governing classes of each country.
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But these are small matters in the context of the whole enterprise, and this is a very good book whose efforts to pull together disparate constituencies merithighpraise.
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One can speak only in terms ofhighpraiseof all that has been done.
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Their conduct during the difficult introductory period of the ceasefire deserveshighpraise.
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I have heardhighpraisefor the corporation from those who have been attracted there.
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This is surelyhighpraisecoming from senior officers of such an excellent force.
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It is exceptional to hear suchhighpraisefor the "usual channels".
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These gentlemen and the people they represent are not given to anger orhighpraise.
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This export effort is, in my view, worthy of veryhighpraiseof those who made it.
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Highpraisecan be given to coach tour operators, because they seem to be deeply concerned about their passengers.
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Coming from me, that ishighpraiseindeed.
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The article gavehighpraiseto the development of the work on the operatic side.
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Until a year or two ago "discrimination" was a word ofhighpraise.
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Having known him for a large number of years and listened to a great many of his speeches, that is indeedhighpraise.
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Nothing can be said in toohighpraiseof the efforts which have been made locally to cope with this hideous condition of things.
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I do not think that anyone can give it toohighpraise.
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That ishighpraise, as we certainly have the best in the world.
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