Sentence examples for nations walked from inspiring English sources

In the end, no representatives from the council's 47 member nations walked out, and the audience gave her a standing ovation.

African nations walked out of the latest round of UN climate change talks in Barcelona this week, calling for deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from richer nations.

A young Welsh protester named Robert, 50, wearing plaid shorts and a yellow T-shirt that said "Drop the Debt," identifying himself as a member of a group calling for more aggressive debt relief for the poorest nations, walked in the march today along the sea coast until clouds of tear gas ahead drove him back.

It was good to see the representatives of many nations walk out during the speech, but the better course was not to walk in in the first place.

The Olympics are far better by any democratic standard; every country can realistically hope to attend the event and few nations walk away from the dazzling array of sports without a medal.

The director general of the International Telecommunication Union today spoke of his surprise and disappointment with the U.S., UK and other nations walking out of a vote to approve a new UN telecoms treaty, the first update to international regulation of the industry in 24 years.

"The nation walked away from God," he said, and the consequences came swiftly.

With the score 4 1, the game fit the presiding narrative: seasoned European nation walks over Iceland on its way to the World Cup.

I remember the parade of athletes, nation by nation, walking into the stadium, circling the track, and taking their places on the infield.

On Friday, hundreds of demonstrators waving tree branches and carrying anti-United Nations banners walked from the central plateau city of Mirebalais several miles to the gates of the base.

A nation that walked through the desert to reach its home, its destiny.