Sentence examples for were told upon from inspiring English sources

We had come to Iran to cover the election, but we were told upon arrival that there would be a compulsory program.

"They were told upon entering school that they would graduate into a thriving job market.

Unfortunately, journalists were told upon arrival at Hanslope Park that the meeting was "off the record".

Erie conductors were told upon approaching Turner station to call the name Harriman.

"Welcome to Shanghai, Dick," the police detective hero of Tom Bradby's first novel is told, upon witnessing his first beheading.

The woman became ill and was told upon her release from the hospital to seek follow-up care.

I was told upon entering grad school at Princeton, that I was one of the first five women ever accepted into Princeton!

In the past week, Ai has returned with a full-throated howl to Twitter, despite being told upon his release from jail that he is barred from making political statements.

Awolou Sossa, 23, a student from Benin, in West Africa, who came to New York City last year to study civil engineering, said he had been told upon his arrival to avoid eye contact on the train.

And finally, Julia Ruth Stevens, escorted by son Tom, had been told upon her arrival at the park that she would have the honor of throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium.

To this end, if you have suggestions for things you wish you had been told upon your arrival, or key information that you need to know that is currently hard or impossible to find, please let me know, ideally with email reply to this posting.