Sentence examples for the conferences started from inspiring English sources

The conferences started on time, English first, Swiss news media afterward, their questions delivered in Swiss-German, German and French.

The conferences started in the early 1970's as meetings primarily for jazz educators, the charismatic, mustached, earth-tone suited men with quarter-note lapel pins who direct high school and college jazz bands.

The conference started off with excitement but slowly wilted.

The conference started in the early 90s in Stockholm.

The concept of the conference started evolving about two years ago.

The conference started with the delegates splitting into groups of a dozen plus a facilitator.

"There's much more certainty today than there was before the conference started," Mr. Russell said.

Before the conference started, few people believed such a deal could be achieved.

Since the conference started in 2000 it has become a showcase, strategy session, networking tool and pep rally.

Before the conference started, more than 180 countries had submitted pledges to cut or curb their carbon emissions (intended nationally defined contributions, or INDCs, in the UN jargon).

"We are seeing some signs of bounceback," Mr. Speros said in an interview before the conference started, "but not tremendous bounceback".