Sentence examples for addressing the assembly from inspiring English sources

One speaker addressing the assembly tried to explain the Security Council vote on Friday by noting that some countries had worked to dilute the harsh resolution first proposed by the United States.

Then, addressing the assembly, he continued, "I think these gentlemen have earned a round of applause," thereby moving an ideological attempt at an authentic primal experience into the self-conscious realm of scripted theater.

— JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, SUSANNE CRAIG AND PETER EAVIS Lee R. Raymond, the lead director on the board of JPMorgan and a former chief executive of Exxon Mobil, is addressing the assembly.

President Obama, after addressing the assembly on Wednesday, will chair a meeting of the Security Council to address the growing problem of foreign fighters in countries like Iraq and Syria.

The analogy with Athens suggests that as a general he may also have had special privileges in addressing the assembly at Tarentum on issues of importance to the city, so that his position as general gave him considerable political as well as military power.

Syrian U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari, backed by delegates from Iran and North Korea, tried unsuccessfully to block Pillay from addressing the assembly by citing procedural arguments.

George Bush will also address the assembly.

But both major contenders will address the assembly on Saturday.

Maduro is due to address the assembly on Friday.

American officials, meanwhile, turned down an invitation to address the assembly, the MP said.

It was the first time one of his sons had addressed the assembly.