Sentence examples for given a reception from inspiring English sources

Politicians will get involved (when England, playing at home, won the Ashes in 2005 they were given a reception at the prime minister's residence, 10 Downing Street).

By John McCarten The New Yorker, October 22, 1949 P. 23 Talk story about a visit to the Planetarium where Adm. Byrd and some of his shipmates on his last trip to the Antarctic were being given a reception and the Admiral was to speak on the importance of the Antarctic.

Rudisha was given a reception befitting a great champion by a capacity Hampden crowd, and in defeat he showed characteristic grace despite the disappointment.

The next day, Diệm was given a tickertape parade from Lower Broadway to City Hall, and given a reception by the Mayor Robert Wagner.

When he took the podium, the crowd rose again, giving a reception that would have been unthinkable a decade ago, when Reid was considered by many progressives to be a weak-kneed centrist.

The mayor is giving a reception to high school valedictorians at Gracie Mansion.

March 26: The American Friends of the Open University of Israel gave a reception at the Plaza.

The Lorillards gave a reception & supper for the musicians after the Saturday-evening performance, at their home, Quatrel, on Bellevue Avenue.

He lately gave a reception for Ireland's newly appointed cardinal, a ticklish occasion for the adulterous prime minister.

About 1,500 guests attended the dinner; Mr. Smith's great-grandson Alfred E. Smith IV gave a reception before the dinner.

At a college which trains aviation cadets, the officers' wives gave a reception for the wives of an incoming group of cadets.