Sentence examples for at the first summit from inspiring English sources

AT THE first summit between the European Union and Latin America in 1999, the assembled leaders announced a "strategic partnership" with no fewer than 55 "priorities" from human rights to tourism.

At the first Summit at Sea, attendees raised $1m to protect a marine reserve in the Bahamas.

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 4 — Expectations for what could be achieved at the first summit meeting between the Koreas in seven years had been low.

It said it had given "special favors" to the South Koreans at Kaesong at the first summit meeting between the two Koreas in 2000.

After a dressing-down from Mrs Merkel and Mr Sarkozy at the first summit, Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, came back with a long letter setting out his promises to reform the economy (see Charlemagne).

Wiggins had already had to restrain the Kenyan-born climber from setting too high a pace at the first summit finish, La Planche des Belles Filles, last Saturday, when the Londoner took the yellow jersey.

ON THE OCCASION OF HIS UPCOMING SPEECH AT THE FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 17 APRIL 2009 Dear Mr. President, On May 25 , 1965 in Lewiston, Maine, Mohammed Ali defeated Sonny Liston in the first round by TKO.

Moderate leaders advocating perseverance in Arab-Israeli peace talks held the floor today at the opening session of the first summit meeting of Arab nations since 1996.

At a press conference after the first summit, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy were asked whether they were reassured by Mr Berlusconi's promises.

He isn't the first and will probably not be the last summit host to want a return to the sort of intimacy for which the first summit, at Rambouillet, France, in 1975, is now fondly remembered (though it is often forgotten that even then President Ford was accompanied by hundreds of officials).

In April, he is due to meet the region's leaders at the third Summit of the Americas, to be held in Quebec.