On Mr. Goodman's behalf, dozens of luminaries in political and artistic circles have sent laudatory letters to Mr. Bush or otherwise promoted his nomination.

This prompted the assembly to draft another of several laudatory letters it addressed to the king, congratulating him on his rise to power.

And several, including a former United States ambassador and a Central Intelligence Agency employee, have sent laudatory letters.

Other applicants sent in laudatory letters from high school teachers and coaches who vouched for their head-of-the-class qualifications.

Jordan claims that Wollheim's first, 'laudatory' letter convinced him that he could write, and so he chose to remember the first letter and forget about the second.

In four separate television spots, customers serve as narrators by reading their laudatory letters to Midas.

If prodded, they will produce laudatory letters from the White House and various United States embassies where their wines have been served.

The White House, meanwhile, has sought to bolster Mr. Gates's standing by soliciting laudatory letters from four of the five former Directors of Central Intelligence.

Judge Acker said he had received both laudatory letters and hate mail.

Some people see him within that tradition and send laudatory letters.