Sentence examples for gathered delegates from inspiring English sources

Last month, as Republicans gathered in Cleveland to nominate Donald Trump as their presidential candidate, Chris Cox, the chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, addressed the gathered delegates, becoming the first NRA official to speak at such a major party gathering.

One of its few conciliatory sentences was a pledge that "Islamic Iran poses no threat to any Islamic country"—a clear attempt to reassure the gathered delegates that Iran is no longer in the business of exporting revolution.

Quentin Tarantino danced with Uma Thurman on the red carpet outside the Palais, while the live feed of the ceremony failed in the neighbouring Debussy cinema, sparking mass uproar among the gathered delegates.

The Africa Elephant Summit, held at a tourist resort in Kasane, gathered delegates from about 20 countries across Europe, Africa and Asia, including China – which is accused of fuelling the illegal poaching trade.

They like their Brits over here in California: Andy Serkis is greeted like a rock star when he arrives on stage to present Rise of the Planet of the Apes a little later on, and Aardman's Peter Lord is treated by the 6,500 gathered delegates with hushed awe, like an unexpected but welcome visitor from a far-off planet.

Then he would look around the gathered delegates and strain his massive ears to hear what the Chinese and other Asian delegates had to say about the rise in value of ivory and the tremendous demand it commands in Asia.

The congress, which gathers delegates from across the country and is the highest-level gathering in North Korea's political system, is apparently intended to highlight national unity and stability under Kim, who came to power in late 2011 after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il.

Brownell helped gather delegates for Ike at the 1952 convention and helped select Richard Nixon for the vice president nomination.

Already in Nevada, Mr. Paul repeated his promise to continue his campaign for "liberty" as he continues to try and gather delegates to the Republican Party's convention.

But some political experts say that a Texas-style meeting cannot solve a problem that must be sorted out by voters, and that changes this year in the Republican primary rules will give candidates more time to gather delegates.

Tilden's wealth and national renown helped gather delegates to his cause, and in June 1876, he entered the convention with 404½ votes; Bayard placed fifth with 33.