Sentence examples for gathering attended from inspiring English sources

A large news media gathering attended Pettitte's early-afternoon news conference.

His most notable general event was an annual six-day gathering attended by thousands of participants, each of whom paid thousands of dollars for a seat.

But the gathering, attended by people of all ages, was largely peaceful, with a picnic atmosphere and people streaming in and out of a nearby Starbucks.

While Ms. Bruni-Sarkozy, 43, has not officially confirmed her pregnancy, she had clearly decided that the high-profile political gathering, attended by hundreds of journalists from around the world, was the place to reveal her secret.

The prime minister, Wen Jiabao, is unlikely even to meet his Japanese counterpart, Naoto Kan, in the sidelines of a United Nations gathering attended by both men in New York this week.

The three-day gathering, attended by about 40,000 fans, is designed to stir up the company's fan base by unveiling details about new films, television shows, merchandise and theme park attractions.

Hamas has used the elaborate annual commemoration of its December 1987 founding to demonstrate its control, with large military-style gatherings attended by hundreds of thousands of people.

It is not clear if Arab nations will avoid going to international gatherings attended by Israel, like economic development conferences sponsored by the European Union.

At these gatherings, attended by client and proprietary traders, research analysts would identify stocks they thought were likely to rise or fall because of coming earnings announcements, the direction of the overall market or other short-term developments.

The trickle of narrowly focused, functional meetings from the early 1950s became a torrent in the 1990s with a series of widely publicized gatherings attended by high-level representatives and several thousands of other participants.

Others interpret agape as a fellowship meal held in imitation of gatherings attended by Jesus and his disciples; the Eucharist is believed to have been joined to this meal later but eventually to have become totally separated from it.