Sentence examples for speaking in place of from inspiring English sources

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In Parliament yesterday, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury Mel Stride, who was speaking in place of the Chancellor for some reason, insisted that the government believes in "a fair tax system where everyone plays by the rules", and that in this context "there are many good reasons why, for perfectly honest and decent purposes", individuals may choose to put their money in offshore trusts.

In productions of the classics, he demanded lively, supple speaking in place of the slow, ponderous delivery of the traditionalists.

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In London, for instance, the borough with the highest numbers of cot deaths is Southwark, where my parish is, and the areas with the lowest numbers are, generally speaking, in places of greater affluence.

Where it once let ornament speak in place of words, Mr. Perrone is letting words come through.

That suggests poor finishing, and the assistant coach Rui Faria, sent to speak in place of Mourinho, did not disagree.

He spoke in place of Myanmar's president, Thein Sein, who was to have attended but canceled soon after news reports appeared saying that Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi would go and after organizers released a schedule giving her prominent billing.

If you want to speak Hindi with a tint of Urdu spoken in places like Hyderabad, check out the words borrowed from Urdu in Hindi.

"To speak in this place of horror, in this place where unprecedented mass crimes were committed against God and man, is almost impossible, and particularly difficult for a Christian, for a pope from Germany," he told camp survivors and religious leaders.

Citizens are urged to "Speak Good English" in place of a local slang known as "Singlish".

The audience accepts the fact that people are singing rather than speaking, accepts stale slapstick in place of humor, suspends disbelief when the libretto taxes credulity, and thus enjoys exalted emotion expressed in stimulating music.

However, Thompson, speaking to the media in place of manager Neil Lennon, wants the job done at the weekend.

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