We would argue that sentence repetition is best seen as a complex linguistic task that reflects the integrity of language processing systems at many different levels (speech perception, lexical (vocabulary) knowledge, grammatical skills and speech production to name but a few).
The VMPAC tests neuromotor integrity for speech in children ages 3 12 years.
In directness of speech, his towering integrity, his deep respect for our democracy and his soldier's sense of duty and honor, Colin Powell demonstrates the qualities that made George Marshall a great secretary of state -- qualities that will make him a great representative of all the people of this country.
[18] Even though, according to Henri Dorion, who presided over the Commission to Study the Territorial Integrity of Quebec 1966-19722) in a 1995 speech outlining the "Ten Great Myths about the Labrador Boundary," "if it is ridiculous to have the boundary on the watershed, it is even more ridiculous to have it 5,000 feet inland".
The structural integrity of this region also predicts speech comprehension ability.
"I know this won't be popular with many of my constituents," the senior Democrat, Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, said in an interview, after praising Judge Roberts as a "man of integrity" in a speech on the Senate floor.
A year ago, at a financial reporting conference at Baruch College in New York, James R. Doty, the chairman of the accounting board, gave a major speech on the integrity of auditing.
As the Supreme Court considered a case in January that would open the campaign floodgates to corporate and union money, overturning a century of precedents, including Mr. McCain's own efforts, the Arizona lawmaker gave a blistering floor speech suggesting the "integrity of the electoral system was at stake".
Bridget is a television-news producer, but the movie treats her career with disdain, as little more than an opportunity for unprofessional screwups; Maguire has the nerve to give her heroine a big speech on the "integrity" of proper journalism — this after "Bridget Jones's Baby" has made fun of foreigners' names, and arranged for her to put the wrong Asian guest in front of the cameras.
