Sentence examples for switch on a speech from inspiring English sources

When the banking system is on the point of collapse and the crisis in the Middle East seems to be turning terminal, it is uplifting to switch on a speech radio station confident enough to celebrate bell ringing and sausage making.

In the speech he vowed to make people "feel good about being Conservatives again" and said he wanted "to switch on a whole new generation".

That switched on a light bulb for me.

If you weren't alive to witness Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech on the Washington Mall, you might try to switch on the old YouTube and dial it up.

His speech-writer, Michael Gerson, was working on a speech on "Communities of Character".

Simply switch on a digital thermometer.

A lightbulb switched on in his head.

Her assistant switched on a tape recorder.

A11 Security Move for Bush Speech The White House abruptly switched the place where President Bush is to deliver a speech on Wednesday on the future of NATO because of security concerns, administration officials said.

The White House abruptly switched the place where President Bush is to deliver a speech on Wednesday on the future of NATO because of security concerns, administration officials said tonight.

Conscious that the issue plays well with swing voters, Mr. Obama devoted a speech on Saturday to characterizing Mr. McCain's plan as "radical" and a "Washington bait and switch," and he has reinforced the message in four television advertisements.