Sentence examples for called to highlight from inspiring English sources

9.55am GMT Jude Kirton-Darling of the European Trade Union Confederation has told the BBC that today's general strike was called to highlight the fact that austerity is actually making the crisis in Europe worse.

The event in central London was called to highlight government plans for new rules to help pub tenants struggling to pay rent or beer costs.

"We can't get out there in five minutes and fix it," she said at a news conference called to highlight the growing problem in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

In a news conference called to highlight the letter, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif). said that if Republicans want to negotiate on something, they should save it for the government funding bill that needs to be passed by Dec. 11.

A group of oil and natural gas trade associations, led by the American Petroleum Institute, hold a press conference call to highlight efforts the industry is making to prepare for the 2018 hurricane season.

Call to highlight meningitis B symptoms Jump to media player Parents wants to highlight how symptoms can present quite differently in some people.

Mr. Salazar and Jonathan B. Jarvis, director of the National Park Service, used the call to highlight the economic impact of the 280 million annual visits to federally managed lands and the businesses that depend on them.

Axelrod, who held the conference call to highlight a new election ad by Obama, took the opportunity to contrast the president's position on gay rights with that of his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.

Embrace forms of personal contact that have become rare, such as handwritten notes, birthday cards and personal phone calls, to highlight special occasions.

During its Q3 2012 earnings call, Google's Larry Page, whose voice still sounded very hoarse and is clearly not back to where it was a year ago, used the first couple of minutes of the call to highlight some of Google's hardware initiatives.

As part of Mr. Kiefer's program, which he has called "Frontiers" to highlight his interdisciplinary approach, he has also turned to dance.