Sentence examples for emphasizing the first from inspiring English sources

He also underlines King's idiosyncratic way of emphasizing the first syllable of words, which injects jolts of energy into the smooth and even tones.

"When you're growing up in New York, all you see are tall buildings, and cement," said Evans, emphasizing the first syllable of cement.

Consumers follow the three S's -- spend, save and share -- in that order, emphasizing the first, says Nathan Dungan, vice president of stewardship and brand development at Lutheran Brotherhood, a financial services group in Minneapolis.

But officials at Educational Testing Service, the country's largest developer of standardized tests, say that emphasizing the first few questions is not, in fact, a smart way to approach the tests.

Mr. Rains drew on his roots in East Texas and southern Louisiana, peppering the song with a Cajun vibe, adding a second fiddler, emphasizing the first beat and using a strict down-up bowing pattern common in Cajun waltzes.

"We are also praying for the people of Puerto Rico," he said, emphasizing the first two syllables of the word "Puerto".

"Don't know," he repeated, emphasizing the second word, and this time he was finally satisfied.

Disraeli had emphasized the last of these associations, just as Chamberlain emphasized the first.

Mr. Sharon, for his part, prefers to emphasize the first part and play down the second.

But he stumbled on the pronunciation, forgetting to emphasize the first syllable.

"We're disappointed that jobs were not emphasized the first year.