Sentences with phrase «captive audience of persons»

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Contrast this with the situation of the average seconday level RE teacher who is required to teach at least 6 lessons (40 - 45 mins each) per day to various classes of young people, who are for the most part a captive audience.

Those, (and it's only some of them) «religious» people who are saying their freedom of speech is being violated are perfectly free to express that anywhere they like, but not in this sort of «captive» audience situation.

I wonder if the» problem» of biblical illiteracy would fade somewhat if all believers at the gathering together of the church were able to exercise their spiritual gifts instead of being a captive silent audience to the same person, week after week, year after year, lecturing on the bible until the bible becomes associated with dry boring sermonising.

Nothing offends me more than going to a funeral and having the pastor start trying to convert the attendees at the end - basically you have a captive audience, generally people from all walks of life, and IMO it is grossly inappropriate to preach to them.

Most umpires were unemployed show people who took work where they could find it — and what better place for an actor or singer than in front of a large, captive audience?

Simply because a quiet complaint to the right person may make more of a difference than exhaustedly telling off a lactivist for taking advantage of a captive audience.

Joe is spot on with what the iBooks Author license agreement says, and the simple fact of the matter is that it doesn't make any difference for people who want to give their books away for free, or for the textbook publishers (who are happy to sell to a captive iPad audience through Apple).