Sentence examples for lacklustre speech from inspiring English sources

It was a lacklustre speech that sounded more like a list of acknowledgements.

In one rally in Delhi, even Congress members streamed away from the venue as the young leader gave a lacklustre speech.

Clearly learning from last week's official memorial in Johannesburg, when angry crowds repeatedly booed him during a lacklustre speech, a sombre Jacob Zuma opened his delivery with a mournful rendition of Thina Sizwe, or We the Nation.

He has not brought the country with him on Syria; he delivered a lacklustre speech in the debate and it increasingly appears that he is losing impetus on his EU renegotiation talks.

But as momentum ebbed away after what was regarded as a lacklustre speech to the Conservative party conference earlier in the month, Davis was soundly beaten by David Cameron in the second round, and then in the members' vote.

The excitement generated by Truman's vigorous campaigning contrasted sharply with Dewey's lacklustre speeches.

Lacklustre speeches and dead audiences at all the party gatherings have helped to create a consensus among the commentariat that this was an especially hollow and meaningless conference season: a lot of dull sound signifying absolutely nothing at all.

As President Jacob Zuma delivered a lacklustre 50-page speech, the 46,000-capacity Free State Stadium began to empty, only to fill again when the music began.

Mr Berlusconi's lacklustre, almost blithe speech looked like a missed opportunity to influence the course of events.He was speaking after the Milan bourse had fallen for four straight days and Italy's borrowing costs had reached euro-era records.

Defended by Thomas Erskine and Lloyd Kenyon, Gordon was accidentally assisted by the Attorney General, James Wallace, who managed to "ridicule" some of his own evidence before Gordon was set back by Kenyon's lacklustre and confusing speech.

Mark Pack is editor of Liberal Democrat Newswire There was something a little lacklustre about Nick's speech, the empty chairs (in contrast with Vince Cable's speech or the economy debate) didn't help and although there was the occasional rapturous applause, the odd whoop, the speech didn't really set the conference hall alight.