Example sentences of "speaking at " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Anthony Preece , director of operations at investment group Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers , speaking at last week 's conference , there were at least 13 different design concepts for the future Taurus system under discussion in the City as of March this year . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | John Cross , speaking at a press conference to mark the publication yesterday of The Military Balance 1989-90 , the institute 's authoritative annual survey of world armed forces , said that the cuts under way in the Warsaw Pact ‘ do tend to support Soviet claims of new thinking ’ . |
| 5 | Speaking at an Amnesty International meeting in Blackpool , Mr Waldegrave said that up to a few years ago the Soviet Union 's record was appalling and its policy unyielding . |
| 6 | Speaking at a packed fringe meeting , however , Mr Heseltine urged quick action . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But there was no indication that Mr Beregovoy , speaking at a business seminar , was suggesting that there were any negotiations for full British EMS membership . |
| 9 | After speaking at the conference , Mr Parkinson told journalists : ‘ It ( BR privatisation ) has never been at the top of my agenda . |
| 10 | Mr Mbeki was speaking at a meeting of the South Africa Coalition , a broad grouping of British organisations trying to change British policy over South Africa . |
| 11 | He was speaking at a press conference in Dublin following the decision by the Irish Republic 's Director of Public Prosecutions on Thursday not to bring a case under the 1976 Criminal Law Jurisdiction Act , allowing prosecutions in the Republic for offences allegedly committed in Britain . |
| 12 | Speaking at the British International Motor Show , Ford of Britain chairman , Derek Barron , predicted 2.02 million sales for 1990 . |
| 13 | Speaking at the launch of the Mercedes 500E , chairman Werner Neifer was succinct . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Mr Patten , speaking at question time in the Commons , told Mr Anthony Beaumont-Dark ( C. Selly Oak ) that there was nothing to prevent the current investigation into the West Midlands Serious Crimes Squad looking into ‘ any other matter … if there are grounds for suspicion ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Speaking at the end of the two days of talks , Mrs Thatcher said it had helped some countries combat inflation . |
| 20 | Speaking at the end of the two days of talks , Mrs Thatcher said it had helped some countries combat inflation . |
| 21 | Speaking at the launch of the MRC 's annual report , Dr Johnson said the consequences for infertility treatment were serious if research was banned . |
| 22 | Speaking at an Association of Water Officers conference in London , he said he realised the credibility of the agency rested on the resources at its disposal . |
| 23 | Speaking at a press conference later about the Bonn government 's attitude to accepting existing borders and renouncing any territorial claims , he pointed an accusing figure at Chancellor Helmut Kohl for his recent plan for reunification . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The following night , I was speaking at a transport dinner in London and found myself sitting two or three down from a general . |
| 26 | Indeed , Ernest Bevin , speaking at a union dinner , maintained that , if there is a new conception of the objects of industry , then there can be created in this country … conditions which will minimize strikes and probably make them non-existent for 25 years . ’ |
| 27 | He was speaking at a Reading University dairy information systems ( DAISY ) meeting held for veterinary surgeons . |
| 28 | Mr Major , speaking at Wembley Conference Centre — his last big rally — scorned Labour 's efforts to woo Liberal Democrat supporters by promising an inquiry into electoral reform . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |