Diamond-rich Botswana has been praised as a country doing things right, experiencing relatively stable and transparent economic growth for decades.

BBC: Africa

The TV has additionally been praised as it has the pretty cool technological trick of letting one player see one image from one side, and the other a completely different screen from a few feet over.

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Mr McCall's resignation has been generally praised as an honourable act.

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McKiernan, a former armor officer, seems to have been of a similar piece, even though the general, who oversaw the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003, has been uniformly praised to us as forthright and capable.

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Ron Paul is known for his unconventional views and has been praised for them in recent polls as the most likely GOP candidate to beat Obama in 2012.

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The studio has been equally praised and criticized for what some see as a bold departure and what others see as characters who reinforce racist stereotypes.

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The project has been praised by government, with communities minister Don Foster describing it as "really exciting".

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Apple's design has been attacked by some as being "kitsch", but praised by others for humanising the interface.

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Former British Boys champion Davies, who made his major debut at the 2007 US Open, has been tipped as a possible golfing star of the future but he praised champion Randhawa, who claimed his eighth Asian Tour title in Thailand.

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