Sentence examples for speeches from inspiring English sources

Leaders' speeches at conferences tend to be a little light on detail, particularly when it comes to policy.

Cruz sought to tie Obama's record overseas to the likely Democratic nominee, who was seldom mentioned in the day's speeches.

In a presidential setting there is a little bit more room now for a marriage of equals, as we see when Michelle Obama outshines her husband with brilliant speeches.

Gordon Brown had delivered many speeches on the referendum, but they had barely received any attention outside Scotland – until he roared into action in a speech on the evening of Monday 8 September in the small Midlothian town of Loanhead.

"Merkel is good at presidential speeches," said Möller.

Seemingly our MPs don't feel so "uncomfortable" about profit-making happening on the backs of other countries' kids So why, then, has Justine Greening, the secretary of state for international development, given speeches bigging up the for-profit international schools and handed out cash to them?

He has given speeches to set out a sense of direction, he says.

She has given major speeches setting out her plan in the Bundestag and in the European parliament.

The Bafta awards, devoted to the year's must-see TV, is almost unwatchable because of the combined tedium of the winners' speeches and the cutaways to the losers trying sportingly to show support.

However, it is most likely that in the next few days events will be determined by the atmosphere in Paris, indeed in France, rather than big ideas or grand speeches.

There was always a confidence, borne out by her wonderful and gracious acceptance speeches and interviews.