Sentences with phrase «brief speech»

In brief speeches in the school's lobby, Bloomberg and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver both tied the Spruce Street School's opening just a few blocks from the World Trade Center site to the upcoming 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Prior to the mayoral forum, experts from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University's Upstate University Hospital gave brief speeches about Syracuse public health problems and took questions from the audience.

Many of them declared their support for Dominic in brief speeches at the event.

After a series of brief speeches by the authors, Roy McMurtry concluded the evening with an invitation for everyone present to consider the Osgoode Society as a source for gifts for the Christmas and Holiday season.

It was a glorious event, with brief speeches by college and government luminaries followed by the cutting of a bright green ribbon (in keeping with the environmental friendliness of the building) and cannons shooting confetti in the college logo's colors over the assembled crowd.

In a rather brief speech at his inauguration ceremony Monday, Yang Chin - long, the new governor of Taiwan's central bank, said his...

Trump and congressional leaders gave brief speeches honoring the Rev. Billy Graham at the Capitol:

In one poorly written, clumsily briefed speech, Bryant had managed to alienate many of his own supporters, botched an attack on his opponents, and won not a single vote in the process.

In her fairly brief speech, Malliotakis cast herself as a reformer who has taken aggressive stances during her six years in the Assembly.

Manahan's brief speech kicked off the Berkeley meeting, and it was with obvious pleasure that Michael Teitelbaum, program director of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation — funding from which has made the postdocs» dream a reality — and advisor to NPA, offered his congratulations to the group for making the event possible.

In a relatively brief speech, Vin Diesel brought out a handful of his costars and thanked everyone for their support, throwing in a little shoutout to Paul Walker and calling back to the time the two of them won Best Duo many years ago.

In a rather brief speech at his inauguration ceremony Monday, Yang Chin - long, the new governor of Taiwan's central bank, said his agency will seek to pay closer attention and remain...

At a summit dinner in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, May made a brief speech emphasizing the need for the U.K. and the EU to move forward together with negotiations.

«We will also turn Qingdao into a global hub for film,» he said, making no reference to Hollywood in his brief speech.

In a brief speech announcing the executive order, Obama credited the fellows for several government achievements.

Her brief speech was somewhat disjointed, but her message was clear.

CBS and other outlets have published the full text of Pope Francis» brief speech.

Though it didn't directly mention the recent refugee ban, the theme of the brief speech was protecting the «disenfranchised and marginalized.»

In a brief speech to the Peacemaking Committee,...

In a brief speech to the Peacemaking Committee, I closed this way:

During his inaugural journey to Washington in 1861 Abraham Lincoln delivered a brief speech before the New Jersey state senate.

The president made a brief speech while standing next to Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and the highest Coptic authority in Egypt.

In the brief speech (here's the transcript) he told the young designers and architects in - training why he believes what they do is important for society.

When my mom's employees threw her a retirement party this past weekend, I ended up giving a brief speech.

David Nuttall promises to set a good example in his «brief speech».

Then comes Kate Hoey, who uses her brief speech to say she'd have put the referendum bill in if she'd been top of the ballot.

«I'm proud to have been your colleague,» Spitzer said in the brief speech.

«Whether you voted for me or not, I want to earn your vote,» Glassman said in a brief speech to delegates at Waterbury's Crosby High School.

Mr. Graham, addressing the Metropolitan Republican Club on the Upper East Side, was his typical freewheeling self, intermingling off color humor and plenty of foul language in a brief speech and longer question - and - answer session.

Heastie, the first African American speaker in the Assembly's 237 year history, gave a brief speech to the chamber, where he focused on moving on from the scandal brought on the Assembly by his predecessor.

Among his recent political appearances was a brief speech to kick - off a Reform Party mayoral candidate forum held last Tuesday.

The Conservative polled second, with 43.2 % of the vote once second preferences were counted, making a brief speech at City Hall following the post-midnight announcement.

Her brief speech won rapturous applause and she now faces pressure to switch from football to politics - pressure she is resisting.

«It's going to be better than last year,» DiNapoli said during a brief speech to members of firefighter unions from around the state.

Lhota conceded to de Blasio in a brief speech to his supporters at the Gansevoort Park Avenue in Midtown about 9:45 p.m..

«New Yorkers deserve an attorney general who is unwavering in her fight to uphold and defend their most basic rights,» Ms. James said in a brief speech at the Brooklyn Historical Society, where she was surrounded by cheering supporters holding signs calling her «the people's lawyer.»

19:01 - Greg Clark, the Treasury minister who started us off three hours ago, is now wrapping up with a brief speech.

A brief speech, and a passionate one.

«Obviously a briefer speech than some in that model,» he said in an interview on NY1 later on Monday evening.

Perez Williams, in a brief speech, said too many men are making decisions for women and their families in this country.

«I ran two years ago and I was the first governor to ever run the Boilermaker and I wanted to be the second,» Paterson concluded in his brief speech.

On Sunday, Landry gave a brief speech, in which he mostly focused on restoring cuts in state education aid, and how he wants to lobby to bring more aid to the City of Schenectady — a point McCarthy is just beginning to stump for as well.

And you can make that Teachout moment happen,» Teachout said in a brief speech.

During a brief speech following his inauguration, Dionisio thanked his supporters, adding that he would do his best to serve them and the town.

Heastie, the first African - American speaker in the Assembly's 237 year history, gave a brief speech to the chamber, where he focused on moving on from the scandal brought on the Assembly by his predecessor.

The Orodje Okpẹ, in a brief speech, described Governor Okowa as a performer, noting that the deliberation at the meeting was good.