Example sentences of "speaking for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking for a generation of American and British intellectuals , Seldes condemned American movies for their ‘ falseness ’ but saw that it was ‘ the falseness of the McKinley era ’ , an era when ‘ the moral and intellectual tone — had not yet become infected with self-criticism ’ . |
| 2 | He discovered that night , in what has been called his ‘ Luftwaffe ’ speech , that his was not a voice in the wilderness ; instead , he was speaking for the man on the Clapham omnibus . |
| 3 | In seeking an answer to this question one can not but be influenced by a thought expressed by Lamont J. , speaking for the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada in Montreal Tramways v. Leveille where , for the first time , it was accepted in a superior court that an infant plaintiff should be able after birth to recover damages for pre-natal injuries . |
| 4 | Well I , I 'm having some difficulty in keeping my remarks addressed to question A and not drifting into question B because obviously Leeds City Council and perhaps speaking for the rest of West Yorkshire 's concerned about regeneration effects . |
| 5 | The main focus of his activity on the king 's behalf during this period was the court of King 's Bench , but he can also be found speaking for the king in the Common Bench as well . |
| 6 | Akram Khan-Cheema , speaking for the Directorate of Educational Services , City of Bradford Metropolitan Council , spoke of an increasing workload for those teachers who were engaged in promoting community languages against a background of confusion regarding strategies , objectives and methods . |