Sentences with phrase «big speeches at»

Bill Pullman returns as the former President, whose tendency to make big speeches at any opportunity is comic relief of the unintentional variety (and who, in case one needs the reminder, was also once a hotshot fighter pilot).

That's a tough legacy to follow, especially when it comes to big speeches at Democratic conventions.

Brown, who had a bit of a tiff with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand over who was more responsible for President Obama's visit to the Queen City today, is on the list of elected officials expected to be on hand for the big speech at Industrial Support Inc., while the junior senator is not.

The mayor's presumptive Republican challenger, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, demanded that he «come clean with the taxpayers» about the cost of bringing his NYPD bodyguards to Germany for his big speech at a G20 protest rally.

Instead, we're watching a symbol of journalistic integrity become one of systematic suppression (The big speech at the end solidifies it).

Julianne Moore fades into the background for most of the second half (likely due to some adjustments made as a result of Philip Seymour Hoffman's untimely death), while Hoffman himself is in maybe two scenes total, his big speech at the end now awkwardly delivered by Woody Harrelson's Haymitch via a letter that Plutarch penned.

This conflict started in earnest in 2010, when Duncan gave a big speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to mark the forty - fifth anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

This conflict started in earnest in 2010, when Duncan gave a big speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to mark the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

Not exact matches

«The biggest challenge now is to make sure that everyone understands what's at stake,» DiCaprio said of the dangers of climate change during his speech onstage at the gala.

That's why I turned to my friend Michael Port when I was preparing for a big speech I gave this summer at World Domination Summit.

Barbara Corcoran on Projecting a Big Image and Living Up to It Highlights from Corcoran's keynote speech at Entrepreneur Magazine's Growth Conference in Dallas early last year.

He had initiated discussions with investors in the same week he did back - t0 - back keynote speeches at two big tech conferences, in two different cities, one of them sponsored by his own company.

You could say this year his thoughts were bigger: Artificial intelligence, saving planet Earth, and free speech all came up in the tech titan's conversation with Recode editor - at - large Walt Mossberg.

«Big opportunities in life have to be seized,» he said in a commencement speech at Georgia State.

And the debate about the Big 4 or the Big 5 is heating up: Professors like Scott Galloway and The Economist are suggesting a split - up, other powerful people like George Soros are giving very critical speeches at Davos, and the EU Commission is taking pretty tough positions here.

In a speech at the Progressive Policy - Institute, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros made a remarkable statement about what community means for «a modern, big American city and its relationship with a big Washington bureaucracy.»

CNN: Congressman draws fire for calling evolution, Big Bang «lies from the pit of hell» A U.S. congressman is attracting attention and criticism for an online video that shows him blasting evolution and the Big Bang theory as «lies from the pit of hell» in a recent speech at a church event in his home state of Georgia.

Treasurer Scott Morrison confirmed at his speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday that GST changes were off the table and revealed Australians should expect only «modest» income tax relief in this year's budget, describing budget repair as a «Test match, not a Twenty20 Big Bash».

There I was, at the head of the boardroom table, looking at 10 unfamiliar faces, about to give my big speech.

it seems wenger does nt have the courage to play big... he does nt take risks... then he says he was looking at the player of the moment, or he said the same speech u already gave to us to defend something that is, for me, only stubborness and lack of diligence... about granit: do nt start with formal arguments, go to the bone, u know what i mean... u cant said xhaka was the good choise while we did nt see hin play for our colours... i hope he could be the player that we need, but nobody can said that today

The esoteric jabber (for instance: «if you were a big wienie at the strip you certainly wouldn't drive a rat, you'd probably drive a gasser that gobbles and take the bash») is foreign to his own speech, which flows slowly and lucidly.

Harbaugh is giving the commencement speech to seniors at the school on Thursday, after he hosts a big satellite camp there on Wednesday.

wenger's pregame speech to big up the players: ok guys, we need a bit of consistency today and although we haven't beaten chelsea at stamford bridge for 100 years, i believe in you.

That speech was a big turning point for Geoff's project — for the first time, a viable presidential candidate was talking about building on his work in a big way, at the national level.

The speech is at 12:20 BST (it is still sumertime apparently) and in the build up I'll bring you details of the business secretary's big British Bank announcement and the reaction to it.

In a speech at the summit, Mr Brown said the world was facing «the third big oil shock in 30 years» and that measures needed to be taken to reduce the price of the valuable commodity.

Our meeting at the HQ of PR and lobbying firm Portland, where Campbell works part - time, comes 10 weeks after the prime minister's big speech pledging to tackle the «stigma» around mental health problems.

But her first speech in the Commons and address introducing Theresa May at the Conservative party conference (which went somewhat more smoothly than the PM's efforts) garnered attention from a watching establishment always keen to anoint the next big thing.

When David Cameron made his big speech in January 2013, he was hoping to unite his party and put the issue to bed until at least after the next general election.

The White House says the crowd at Cooper Union for President Obama's Wall Street reform speech includes some 700 people, including a number of finance industry bigs and local elected officials.

At a speech at the High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference Mr Willetts outlined what steps are being taken to strengthen the UK's competitive advantage in Big DatAt a speech at the High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference Mr Willetts outlined what steps are being taken to strengthen the UK's competitive advantage in Big Datat the High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference Mr Willetts outlined what steps are being taken to strengthen the UK's competitive advantage in Big Data.

In his speech at the launch for his book Balls said he would give up his current glittering repertoire to do a big job.

Len McCluskey, leader of the UK's biggest union, Unite, will use his speech at the historic Durham Miners» Gala today (Saturday) to call upon Labour to renew its connection to working people by delivering a genuine alternative to the government's ruinous austerity programme.

Including this kind of thing is a cheap attempt at gaining some scientific credibility, like someone using big but non-relevant words in a speech.

His speeches, like the one at the Hotel Trades Council headquarters, are increasingly laced with the kind of big themes that become the rhetorical cornerstones of presidential campaigns.

He and his team rolled out the global race narrative at his October party conference speech, and for the first time since the Big Society, the PM and his advisers in No 10 felt they had a key message.

The progressive validators were for a purpose: Cuomo is lobbying for the W.F.P.'s endorsement later this month, and pointedly promised during his speech to push for a public campaign finance system — the party's biggest priority at the moment — before the Legislature adjourns in June.

During her roughly 40 - minute speech, James said she has witnessed children carrying their belongings in big bags at the intake center in the Bronx and people sitting on the steps and panhandling on Atlantic and Bedford Avenues in downtown Brooklyn.

While the chairman couldn't help but note during his speech that the Brooklyn portion of the district went for GOP Rep. Bob Turner (interpreted by some as a barb aimed at the borough's Democratic boss, Assemblyman Vito Lopez), Crowley insisted the race is «over,» adding: «We'll move forward... quite frankly, at this point, it's not that big of a deal anymore.»

Cuomo, who says the endorsement is a «big deal» to him, said in a speech at an energy manufacturing plant that, if re-elected, he'll invest up to $ 1 billion to provide greater access to broadband in New York.

Jeremy Corbyn may have just been critical of the media in his big speech, but Labour MPs and lobby journalists were out in force to rub shoulders at the Mirror party on the last night of Labour conference.

This speech, when the entire political world pays attention more than at any other time, was a big opportunity to change the trend.

(The Senate convenes at noon, prior to the governor's big speech).

Cuomo met with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for 30 minutes before delivering his a big speech, and thanked him late in the address for his «help» on homelessness plans, but also jabbed at the mayor throughout his remarks.

Cuomo, who says the endorsement is a «big deal» to him, said in a speech at an energy manufacturing plant that, if reelected, he'll invest up to $ 1 billion dollars to provide greater access to broadband in New York.

His speech will be delivered in Ames, Iowa, and is aimed at «reinforcing the big choice in November,» a top campaign adviser told CNN.

De Blasio struck a similar tone of unity in his speech — though he drew one of his biggest cheers for a subtle jab at outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

So he is promising big things for the MTA's future, which were laid out in a speech given at the Transit Museum in Brooklyn on Friday.

Nigel Farage says UKIP is the «biggest threat to the political establishment» in modern times in a speech at the party's spring conference in Torquay.

Get excited: Hillary will be making her official campaign announcement speech at the first big event of her campaign on June 13th.