Sentence examples for taking briefings from inspiring English sources

The team of six accompanying Blair were busy installing themselves, arranging meetings and taking briefings.

Julia Gillard said he had "very difficult and very chaotic work patterns" Resurrected Kevin said he was taking briefings on almost everything, and that "If I have learnt one thing from my previous period as prime minister, and I have learnt quite a lot, is the absolute need for proper orderly decision-making process...proper orderly processes of Cabinet decision making".

His office was a windowless converted shipping container, and during long days he took briefings and pored over classified assessments.

"It's not unusual I'm afraid for politicians to take briefings from staff members and not read the legislation," said Mr Clarke.

Those in and around the transition, and those who have had prior business dealings with Trump, tell Politico that Trump "doesn't usually like getting into day-to-day minutiae or taking lengthy briefings on issues.

Typically, he takes product briefings from Microsoft executives at his personal offices in Kirkland, a Seattle suburb a short drive from Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, people with knowledge of the meetings said.

Senator Harry Reid had stopped taking his intelligence briefings from Brennan.

It didn't shame President Bush into taking his intelligence briefings seriously before 9/11.

Addressing food insecurity, malnutrition, chronic diseases and access to water are some of the key challenges and concerns raised as a result of ongoing monitoring, field assessments and briefings taking place at the global, regional and local levels.

He also said he had not known that such briefings were taking place at the time.

Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou told reporters in Nicosea this morning that the behind-the-scenes briefings were taking place this morning, adding: We are awaiting the official announcement from Brussels in the afternoon.