Sentence examples for called upon to speak from inspiring English sources

He was not called upon to speak until 15 minutes into the debate.

The second worst thing is being called upon to speak in public.

It is also so democratic that members of the congregation are sometimes called upon to speak, when the pastor (who is elected) has to be away.

These benkyōkai provide valuable training for Fellows who will, in the future, be called upon to speak in academic and other professional meetings in Japanese.

Becoming a good team player took priority but nonetheless I have often been called upon to speak about my field of specialization.

On Wednesday, Ms. Nielsen said little when called upon to speak, other than to thank Mr. Trump for his leadership on the issue.

At Time, Inc., the CEO Joe Ripp has spoken very warmly of the notion that the editors of his magazines, including Time, would sometimes be called upon to create sponsored content.

Every time he is called upon to utter an unrehearsed thought, he speaks of the war on terror as a conflict between those who seek to advance liberty to realize justice, and those who oppose the advance of liberty: radical Islamists who fear religious liberty, dictators who fear political liberty and reactionaries who fear liberty for women.

To spark interest among retailers, the publisher included an excerpt about the C.I.A. leak scandal that led to the felony conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis Libby: "The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

There were trying times standing at that podium to be sure, but the most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility.

She is called upon to testify, and speaks about her involvement with the Syndicate to some extent.