Sentence examples for before the speech reports from inspiring English sources
For a few days before the speech, reports informed by careful leaking speculate accurately on what the leader will say.
Shortly before the speech, the Commerce Department reported that retail sales had surged in August as consumers swapped old cars for new ones under the "cash-for-clunkers" program.
The day before the speech, it was reported that Andrew McCabe, the deputy director of the F.B.I., was leaving earlier than expected, reportedly in response to pressure from Trump.
But in a meeting with leaders of parliamentary factions before the speech, Mr. Putin was reported to have said that he would not commit Russian troops to operations inside Afghanistan because the Russian Constitution proscribed such operations and the United Nations had yet to authorize them.
At a reception before the speech, Zell appeared uncomfortable when asked about reports that he was talking with Geffen.
Mr. Foley was said to recall that before the speech, Mr. Joseph called him to ask about putting into the speech a reference to reports that Iraq was trying to buy hundreds of tons of yellowcake from Niger.
As the Wall Street Journal reported last week, the State Department's East Asia hands learned about it only hours before the speech, and they were not happy.
CBS also reported that approval for Obama's "plans for the economy" jumped from 54percentt of respondents before the speech to 81percentt after.
Before the speech was over, chanting filled the square.
Before the speech began, the president greeted her.
