Sentence examples for round of speeches from inspiring English sources

After an opening round of speeches, Imam Siraj Wahhaj of Masjid At-Taqwa in Brooklyn delivered a sermon, speaking English peppered with lines in Arabic.

They are much better at teasing out politicians' views than the tedious round of speeches, press conferences and staged visits to supporters' houses that comprise a debate-free campaign.

The annual round of speeches in the General Assembly, delayed and dominated this year by the attacks of Sept. 11, drew to a close today with almost every nation joining to condemn terrorism.

The final round of speeches was its own corrective, illustrating the passions that still run high on both sides of the divide between the north and south, the rich and poor.

Later, F.B.I. and Secret Service officials came to discuss the Nov. 10 round of speeches, known as the "general debate" of the General Assembly; 40 world leaders are expected to participate.

Mr. Annan addressed the 189-member General Assembly on the day it had been scheduled to open a round of speeches by President Bush and the other national leaders who usually flock to New York in September for the session.

After an initial gathering and round of speech-giving at St. Peter's Church, one of the oldest houses of worship in the city, we sang Psalm 133 ("How good and how pleasant it is that brothers dwell together") en route to what we hope will become one of the newest.

And during this spring's round of commencement speeches, the mayor often offered some variation of his favorite piece of parental advice: "Call your mother".

It was this nickname that brought about the most prescient exchange of the annual round of welcoming speeches by local officials and Giants Coach Jim Fassel.

On Friday he launched a new round of policy speeches designed to underscore not only his positions, but the poor state of health, schools and the environment in Mr. Bush's Texas.

At a time when the Republican National Committee is looking to take advantage of Democratic troubles and make gains in Congressional elections, Mr. Steele is commanding attention mostly for questionable expenditures by the committee, lagging fund-raising, staff defections and dismissals, an aggressive round of paid speeches and speaking appearances and politically inopportune remarks.