Sentence examples for this overture from inspiring English sources

The British prime minister, Tony Blair, expressed interest in this overture this week after talking twice to President Mohammad Khatami.

"How long does this overture go on?

Khaksar risked a great deal to make this overture to the United States.

After this overture, the show becomes more instructive, tracing the early influences on Art Nouveau.

"This overture comes during an election year," said Carel N. Van Der Spek, a Dutch banker.

"We have seen Raúl Castro's comments and we welcome this overture," she said.

Then, in response to this overture-like, four-movement piece, which seems to sum up the French composer-conductor's seriousness, facets and wit in eight brief minutes, the audience erupted in a small but pointed ovation.

How will you repay this altruism, this heartfelt overture of a convenient way to let your friend know that they are at least worth a few bucks in corporate coffee or foreign-made clothing and merchandise?

This was the overture to "Sleeping With the Ambassador," the new performance piece by the Los Angeles-based Collage Dance Theater.

Maybe, this performance suggested, there is more to this sprightly overture than we assume.

So let's listen to a pattern that Rossini is using here in this opera overture.