Example sentences of "speaking at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | CAPE TOWN ( AP ) — Lieutenant Gregory Rockman of the South African police , speaking at the trial of two white colleagues , testified that riot squad members with whips and clubs attacked peaceful demonstrators like a ‘ pack of wild dogs ’ at an anti-government protest on 5 September in the Mitchell 's Plain township . |
| 2 | But , speaking at the same conference , Ed Wallis , chief executive of PowerGen , the company which will inherit a third of the Central Electricity Generating Board 's stations , warned : ‘ We plan to burn a wider range of fuels from a wider range of sources — and we owe it to our customers to get the best possible deal . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Polyakov was speaking at the Soviet Embassy School , where Russian schoolchildren had a preview of the books that will be available in the Soviet Union from next month . |
| 4 | After speaking at the conference , Mr Parkinson told journalists : ‘ It ( BR privatisation ) has never been at the top of my agenda . |
| 5 | Speaking at the British International Motor Show , Ford of Britain chairman , Derek Barron , predicted 2.02 million sales for 1990 . |
| 6 | Speaking at the launch of the Mercedes 500E , chairman Werner Neifer was succinct . |
| 7 | Dr Pentreath , speaking at the European Study Conference in London , said the teeth of the NRA were likely to be drawn by the bill before the organisation has a chance to use them . |
| 8 | Speaking at the campaign launch at the Victoria Palace Theatre , London , Mrs Caroline Lock , now a member of the Campaign Against Drinking and Driving , recalled her daughter 's death . |
| 9 | Speaking at the opening of a new headquarters for the state arms-manufacturing corporation , Armscor , he said other cuts in the military establishment would be disclosed next year . |
| 10 | Speaking at the opening of a new headquarters for the state arms-manufacturing corporation , Armscor , he said other cuts in the military establishment would be disclosed next year . |
| 11 | Speaking at the end of the two days of talks , Mrs Thatcher said it had helped some countries combat inflation . |
| 12 | Speaking at the end of the two days of talks , Mrs Thatcher said it had helped some countries combat inflation . |
| 13 | Speaking at the launch of the MRC 's annual report , Dr Johnson said the consequences for infertility treatment were serious if research was banned . |
| 14 | Dr Kohl was speaking at the end of a two-day visit to Dresden — his first official trip to East Germany — which left him clearly pleased with his reception and warm response to his striving for German unity . |
| 15 | Speaking at the Institute of Civil Engineers , the venue for the unveiling of the Shadow Budget at the start of the campaign , Mr Kinnock claimed that Labour would be the most industrially-orientated government Britain had ever seen . |
| 16 | Speaking at the second full discussion of the ‘ Delors Two ’ budget among the 12 foreign ministers , Mr Garel-Jones said the increase was unnecessary in view of the extra cash already available . |
| 17 | Speaking at the launch of the port in London recently , Sir John Cullen , chairman of the HSC , said , ‘ The overall finding of the report is that the risks studied are tolerable but not negligible . |
| 18 | Speaking at the rally , Paul Hill , who in 1976 was the first person to be arrested under the PTA , said : ‘ The Irish people can not be oppressed any longer . |
| 19 | The Leader of the Council , Eric Pickles , speaking at the Tory Conference in 1988 , had promised that these reforms would place the customer first and that Labour would be swept from control of the cities and Town Halls . |
| 20 | The Minister for Arts , Richard Luce , speaking at the Library Association Members ' Day in 1987 , remarked , ‘ We must ensure that we do not lose sight of our main objective . |
| 21 | Thomas Orme of the American Council on Science and Health , speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science , Chicago , 1992 . |
| 22 | Peter Daley of Chemical Waste Management , speaking at the AAAS |
| 23 | Landau was speaking at the announcement of Rhône-Poulenc 's 1991 results in Manchester , where he revealed a 3.2 per cent increase in net profits to FFr 2004m ( £1 = FFr 9.5 ) , and a 6.9 per cent rise in turnover to FFr 83817m . |
| 24 | Speaking at the 1989 BEMAS Annual Conference , Martin Davies , Director of NCC , referred back to the early gloom and outrage , but then went on to say : ‘ What is remarkable is how little dissent and how little opposition there is now the overwhelming majority have accepted the idea of a National Curriculum . ’ |
| 25 | From the US , the computer consultant Carl Machover , speaking at the Computer Graphics conference in London last autumn , echoes the HSE 's findings . |
| 26 | He was speaking at the official launch of KPMG 's new Gatwick base — the latest location in the firm 's regional network of offices throughout the south-east counties of Surrey , Sussex and Kent . |
| 27 | A young man placed himself between the shafts of the trap and prepared to pull his passengers round the village , but not before the publican had been fined a barrel of beer for speaking at the same time as the ‘ Lord Mayor ’ . |
| 28 | Speaking at the meeting , county councillor David Clark said : ‘ I am fairly confident that the new school will get the all-clear this year . |
| 29 | SPEAKING at the opening of the Diocesan Vestment Guild Centenary Exhibition at the Cathedral , Middlesbrough , Monsignor David Hogan , Chancellor of the Diocese , said : |
| 30 | SPEAKING at the annual meeting of the Diocesan Vestment Guild following the Thanksgiving Mass in the Cathedral , Mrs Barbary Boyes , secretary and treasurer for the past 42 years , gave her account of some of the Guild 's activities and achievements over the past century . |