be pleased by

Housing advocates, on the other hand, may be pleased by the mayor’s proposal to double the unit count.

Barber suggested King would be pleased by that.

When supermajorities run state capitals, some voters may be pleased by the sweeping policies that get enacted.

But worse, the correct addressee, Jack Smith, will surely not be pleased by the blatant attempt to exclude him from the process by going over his head to his boss.

If you’re tempted to be pleased by the pickax — to regard it as a fine interplay of public art and public life — ruangrupa, an artists’ collective from Indonesia, will gladly disillusion you.