Sentence examples for shortened speech from inspiring English sources

The patient appeared ill and had shortened speech pattern.

He does not use any visual aids, he can be harsh when answering questions and he refuses to shorten his speech or stop for any reason, even if the crowd thins.

Speakers had been asked to shorten their speeches.

Much of the planners' work Sunday entailed shortening some speeches and removing other speakers from the lineup entirely.

He believed that they lacked authoritativeness, because they: were transcribed for the players by those who may be supposed to have seldom understood them; they were transmitted by copiers equally unskillful, who still multiplied errors; they were perhaps sometimes mutilated by the actors, for the sake of shortening the speeches; and were at last printed without correction of the press.

They have shortened their stump speeches and are spending less time greeting supporters.

Matsuzaka shortened his delivery.

The speech has shortened Benn's odds at a stroke.

An edited and slightly shortened version of the speech is said to have been produced for the public.

Mr. Bush also shortened and revised his stump speech, leaving more time for a question-and-answer session.

In the last five weeks he has shaken up his staff, shortened and sharpened his stump speech, replaced his slogan -- dropping the "courage to do what's right" for a "real deal" for America -- and started trumpeting what he would do in his first 100 days if elected president.