Sentence examples for long welcoming from inspiring English sources

The Dutch republic was long welcoming to outsiders, from Huguenots to Jews, and today's Netherlands still prides itself on this.

We've spent too long welcoming technology with open arms and no backup plan.

Fyodorov played a long welcoming note on his horn to signal that the section was ready for the train to enter, and respectfully held his lantern out toward the engineer, his unknown friend, the only person who was aware of him at that moment, and who would be pleased that all was as it should be.

When the Torch arrived in Hong Kong, Henry Tang, the Chinese placeman in the former British Colony, gave a long speech welcoming it.

Hollywood has a long tradition of welcoming German-speaking directors that dates back to Eric von Stroheim, Fritz Lang and Billy Wilder.

New York has a long history of welcoming royals in exile, whether by choice or decree, to stay or simply to see the sights.

HOUSTON — About 37 percent of Texas residents are of Hispanic origin, and the state has a long history of welcoming newcomers who work hard and obey the law.

Germany has a long tradition of welcoming refugees, in part a response to its Nazi past when 500,000 Jews and opponents of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich fled the country.

Notwithstanding the long history of welcoming Asian people to the Top End, the idea the NT could link more meaningfully with foreign investors than the Australian federal government did not sit well in some quarters.

London has a long history of welcoming foreigners and their money, but the City is particularly eager for investment now because the credit crisis threatens to slow several projects.

"We have a long history of welcoming migrants in Lampedusa - we are a welcoming people.