Sentence examples for more general conversation from inspiring English sources

And in its own way, it fit in with the more general conversation.

Because this column struck such a nerve, we thought it might warrant a more general conversation on the difficulties of being — and raising –a teenager in New York, where spaces are small and parents are burdened so often with punishing work schedules as they try to do everything imaginable for their children.

He was much better than Kate at asking sensibly how Greta was, and then not making a big deal of it but drawing her into more general conversation, doing her the courtesy of presuming that she was still interested in things.

Researcher Janice Light identified four social purposes of communicative interaction in AAC: the expression of needs and wants to a listener, the transfer of information as in more general conversation, the development of social closeness through such things as jokes and cheering, and finally social etiquette practices such as "please" and "thank you".

That was a slightly different representation than he offered during the debate, and it matched up better with the account of Mr. Specter, who acknowledged having more general conversations with Mr. Santorum about the issue of appointees.

Speed Dating: Come prepared to ask questions! Make sure that you mix up the loser- filtering questions with more general topics of conversation, so that you don't scare them off!

At pre-test we had not started to implement child talks, and therefore the reported experiences with family conversations were more general and not linked to the specific intervention to be implemented.

Be General: If you have had enough of listening to someone else's stories about their children, their renovation, their vacation and their stock market success, try to steer the conversation into a more general direction, like current events or -- oh I don't know -- euthanasia.

Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki opened up the conversation to ask a more general question about the inefficiencies of Congress.

This conversation spilled over into a more general debate.

Clinicians and patients may feel more relaxed and open if mood is considered in the context of a general conversation about symptoms, coping and well-being.