Sentences with phrase «praise on»

The Egyptian play - maker has been compared with the two Ballon d'or winners Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has heaped praise on the meteoric rise of Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah but does not believe he is on par with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Rep. Steve Israel, a Long Island congressman and head of the DCCC, has also felt compelled to heap praise on Cuomo, repeatedly calling him a «rock star» and lauding him for reaching out to moderates and independents who could prove crucial in tight races on Nov. 6.

Heaping praise on the work of the armed forces, Fox said he would do everything possible to improve the welfare of their families and service veterans.

On Thursday, just before sitting at a desk to sign the bill, Ulrich and councilman Peter Vallone, who cosponsored the legislation, heaped praise on the mayor for coming around on their proposal.

A long list of political heavyweights, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, heaped praise on Ward and Schneiderman.

The mayor heaped praise on Cuomo, saying he said «the guts to take on entrenched interests and the skill to work in partnership with the Legislature to get big things done.»

Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter introduced Brian Schweitzer this morning at the United South and Eastern Tribes Conference in Washington, D.C., lavishing praise on the former Montana governor who has been touted as a «dark horse» candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.

The senator heaped praise on Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying: «We would like to ride the wave of leadership and do what we're capable of doing.»

During his brief visit to the state Capitol yesterday, VP Joe Biden heaped praise on his potential 2016 rival Cuomo for his response to Superstorm Sandy.

In advance of this weekend's DNC chair vote, Clinton showered praise on the wave of protests sweeping the country and urged party faithful to unify and set their sights on elections to come.

Members of the parliamentary Labour party have been less inclined to shower praise on the man who led the party to defeat in 2015 after changing the Labour leadership contest rules and inadvertently paving the way for Jeremy Corbyn to succeed him.

Former US Sen. Alphonse D'Amato, a lobbyist and former GOP power broker, heaped praise on the potential Democratic candidate for former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, calling him «a wonderful, qualified young man» and «a credit to his party and his community.»

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi heaped praise on de Blasio's Pre-K for All program at a visit to a Brooklyn prekindergarten class with the mayor and other officials yesterday morning.

Frances Crook of the Howard League for Penal Reform has been pouring praise on Ken Clarke.

«Very few people get to this point in their career and have universal praise on both sides of the aisle,» Cuomo said.

Speaking to reporters earlier today, de Blasio heaped praise on the Assembly Democrats, (even though his support among conference members has reportedly been eroding steadily over the past several weeks), saying they have been «consistently responsive to the city's concerns,» and adding: «They've been serious, they've been resolute, and they've gotten a lot done, particularly on issues like rent regulation.»

Christie himself heaped praise on Cuomo, noting the «son of a liberal icon» is pushing policies that mirror his own — including the superintendents» salary cap.

However, showing his rebellious size, Mr. Ball did manage to heap some praise on the Democratic incumbent, whom he said should be «applauded.»

Labour, for its part, has heaped much praise on the new, tougher, points - based system.

Whilst showering praise on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for scrapping the «nuisance levy» imposed by the previous government on head porters (kayayei) and for its determination to stem the tide of rural - urban migration through the one - district - one - factory and one - village - one - dam policies, the organisation also called for a probe into the running of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Sunday heaped praise on the founding interim Chairman of All Progressive Congress, APC and an elder statesman, Chief Abdulkareem Adebisi Akande, has he marked his 78th birthday.

Cuomo lavished praise on Benjamin's support for the Rikers Island closure plan, echoing comments made Wednesday night at an event for the National Action Network.

The prime minister is on relaxed form in an interview with the Guardian, lavishing praise on Alistair Darling

Lavine noted that a resident had been blocked and her comment removed after she questioned Saladino's praise on his Facebook page of a restaurant that had been a campaign contributor.

Mr. Cuomo lavished praise on the former first lady, who repeated polls showed would defeat him soundly in a Democratic primary in the state in which he was born and to which she moved in 1999 in order to run for the U.S. Senate.

In yesterday's Boris Johnson interview with the Evening Standard the Mayor poured praise on Ms Greening and effectively outed her as a supporter of the Thames Estuary Airport.

«Daily Show» host Jon Stewart lavished praise on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand last night, calling her «instrumental» in passing several major bills — from a 9/11 health care act to the repeal of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» — despite spending just two years in the upper house.

He heaped praise on the NRA on Thursday and repeated full phrases from a speech Wayne LaPierre, the gun lobby head, gave earlier in the day.

In terms that may deepen unease among Lib Dems unhappy with the coalition, Clegg uses an interview with the Observer to heap praise on Cameron as a «big politician» who fully understands how to share power.

Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic showered praise on the former Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder, urging him to keep it up.

Cuomo went out of his way to lavish praise on the legislative leaders, even though he has been criticizing the Legislature — and Albany writ large — since the start of his gubernatorial campaign last spring.

The director general showered praise on his deputy, saying: «Mark has played a critical role in recent years as the leader of all journalism across the BBC and has been an outstanding deputy to me and member of the Executive Board.

It is grotesque that Adriano Espaillat, who has made a great deal of noise as a defender of the rights of undocumented immigrants to the United States, was happy to take time out of his run for Congress in order to heap praise on an egregious, racist law with untold human cost.

The Prime Minister has today been at pains to highlight the strength of the relationship with Australia's biggest trading partner, China, as Trade Minister Steve Ciobo heaps praise on China's President Xi Jinping.

There was one Democrat today that Cuomo lavished praise on today: Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., whom the governor hailed as a champion of economic revitalization in one of the state's poorest provinces.

Here's Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, who just a short while ago was lambasting her erstwhile AG primary opponent, Sen. Eric Schneiderman, as the ultimate Albany insider and trying to tie him to (soon - to - be-former) Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., heaping praise on the Manhattan lawmaker after he beat her, 34 - 32.

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch is heaping praise on the Assembly Democrats — particularly Speaker Sheldon Silver — for signing on to sponsor Gov. Andrew Cuomo's redistricting reform bill.

In fact, Cox heaped praise on Levy, saying he had been a «terrific county executive who always fought for the taxpayers of his county and was very effective in implementing pro-growth policies.»

He then played an excerpt of a 2004 radio show that Cuomo and Lazio co-hosted, lavishing praise on one another and (oddly) discussing shoes.

Iain Dale, the Bobby Moore of the political blogosphere, heaped praise on the «strides made by left - of - centre bloggers».

While all candidates generally attacked Albany's dysfunction, they heaped praise on AG Andrew Cuomo and the way he's handled the investigation of Gov. David Paterson's role in a domestic violence dispute involving his top aide — despite the fact that little information has been released to the public in recent month.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY)-- Gillibrand has long been seen as potential presidential material, and her decision to vote against almost every one of Trump's Cabinet nominees has earned her renewed praise on the left.

Arsenal - supporting MPs including Jeremy Corbyn used a parliamentary debate to heap praise on Arsène Wenger - and to take aim at Piers Morgan.

Senior presidential adviser Ivanka Trump said she tries to steer clear of politics, while lavishing praise on her dad and giving him an «A, of course.»

Backbenchers and political journalists piled the praise on Eagle after today's performance, while a shadow cabinet member suggested that many Labour MPs preferred Eagle's «confrontational» style to Jeremy Corbyn's «calm» approach.

He also heaped praise on Theresa May and left the door open to the possibility of a return to frontline politics, saying: «If the chance came to serve again then of course I would happily say yes, but I'm very happy being on the back benches at the moment because it gives me the opportunity to do all sorts of other things.»

Cristina, while gradually building up her own reputation in executive - level leadership (some praise her on policy but condemn her on personality, criticizing her for being confrontational, autocratic and unwilling to seek consensus and consult others) portrayed herself as merely continuing and expanding the policies that her husband started.

He takes CNN's side and also notes the folks showering praise on Parker aren't exactly the most conservative of commentators, which sort of undercuts the whole argument of her being a supposed counterweight to the former governor.

Tim Farron heaped praise on Tony Blair today as he called on disaffected Labour voters to ditch their party and join the Lib Dems.

As it turns out, however, while the former governor was lavishing praise on Catsimatidis, his old political machine was lavishing cash on Lhota.