Hampering companies from paying dividends, however laudable, could be counterproductive.

Other schemes, however laudable, can only scratch the surface.

However laudable that aim, it has nothing to do with poverty.

However laudable in intention, it raises the question of where their crimes can be tried.

However laudable and fitting this sentiment may be, this option was not available to me.

It was a laudable effort, but rather lacking in genuine drama or a sense of occasion.

Despite many often laudable efforts, modern society remains unable to prevent war.

From this perspective, cosmetic surgery can be grouped with laudable efforts at self-improvement.

People who don't know us so well say some extraordinary things in their laudable efforts to display compassion.

She was 'perplexed by the extreme reaction' of the opponents of this 'laudable objective'.

All these possibly laudable objectives will hardly make a dent in immigration.

These were all laudable objectives.