Sentence examples for by their speech from inspiring English sources

They're also characterised by their speech.

Listening test scores (diagnostic rhyme tests, phonemically balanced word tests and phonemically balanced sentence tests) of the four languages were compared under four room acoustic conditions defined by their speech transmission index (STI = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8).

I saw some that said they had y-sought saints: To each a tale that they told, their tongue was tempered to lie More than to say sooth, it seemed by their speech.

The science of using computers and linguists to identify individuals by their speech has improved dramatically in the last several years, but still involves considerable guess work and speculation, the experts say.

In the classic crime novel, characters are defined by their speech, which can be terse (Jim Thompson, whose dialogue was so brittle it snapped) or self-consciously slangy (Hammett).

"I have seen a notable rise in the number of self-referred corporate execs who are trying to retain their competitive edge within their corporations, be clearly understood by customers or clients who typecast or stigmatize them by their speech patterns," Mr. Chwat said.

I was fascinated by their speeches and talking to female combatants.

The Guardian has worked alongside Team Populism to classify how populist a leader is, as determined by their speeches.

After reflecting on the attitudes of Tom DeLay, Dennis Hastert and Trent Lott toward bipartisanship, as demonstrated by their speeches and actions during their Congressional careers, I must conclude that Mr. Bush's wishes for bipartisanship will remain just that, regardless of who wins the presidency.

If you have really offended somebody by disturbing their speech, or by showing open hostility, your apology will need to be deeper.

Women may be silenced, then, not by having their speech suppressed but by changes to the background conditions necessary for successful speech acts, such as refusal.