The main problem that I have with standing to preach is that standing is the posture of public oration. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
He delivered an oration on the decline of family values. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Captain Von Papen also delivered an oration from the dock about the Providence Journal. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years of Germany's War on the United States] Reference
Complete text of the three hour long mutual admiration oration is available at the Mitchieville pay site. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
He calls the oration a "magical" way to mark the birth of the nation. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The subject of the oration was the "Intellectual Prospects of America.". From Wordnik.com. [Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising] Reference
It wasn't as if the president was pinched for text; this was a 2,000-word oration, with numerous figures mentioned. From Wordnik.com. [Crosswalk.com - Home] Reference
These words inspired Rich Lowry, Ann Coulter and Powerline to dub the oration "the throw grandma under the bus" speech. From Wordnik.com. [Conor Friedersdorf: Obama's Grandmother] Reference
The oration was a very elegant performance, but not without much Art -- a few Strokes which to me injure the performance. From Wordnik.com. [Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 April 1776] Reference
Méry, and a flowery "oration" delivered at the graveside by Emile de. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert] Reference
Word verification "oration" and, ironically,I kept my comment on the short side for once. From Wordnik.com. [And For That Crowning Touch...] Reference
"He is taking such vast pains with his 'oration' that I felt moved to help him. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of a Western Town] Reference
I was thrilled by Obama's straightforward oration. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL] Reference
As Mr. Powell recalls the theatric oration, he winces. From Wordnik.com. [Can Charlie Rangel Hold On?] Reference
Washington's library and this oration of Dr. Buchanan. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872] Reference
Douglass, throwing down her mallet, delivered a brief oration. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
I cannot speak as if I were delivering an oration on Saronia. '. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
He made his living through his oration, traveling with a circus. From Wordnik.com. [The Roman Twin] Reference
Parallels, 'and he has a real good oration, and says it beautifully. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
In the year 1791, the date that Dr. Buchanan delivered his oration at. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872] Reference
But here was an oration delivered in the city of Baltimore in the year. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872] Reference
A young gentleman, about to graduate, offered five dollars for an oration on. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866] Reference
When he had calmed down I said to him, That oration was pretty good, Langley. From Wordnik.com. [‘Homer & Langley’] Reference
"That's enough!" cried Madame Desvarennes, interrupting her nephew's oration. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The memorable funeral oration was made by the Jordanian monarch, King Hussein. From Wordnik.com. [The Cop on the Banks of the Nile] Reference
This remarkable oration suggests some interesting questions of historical inquiry. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872] Reference
"Never know'd th 'Old Man make sich a long an' logical oration in me life before!". From Wordnik.com. [Kiddie the Scout] Reference
About half an hour after the close of the oration the ladies from the hill arrived. From Wordnik.com. [The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52] Reference
After reading the above lines, Mr.B. pronounced beautifully a very splendid oration. From Wordnik.com. [The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52] Reference
(Soundbite of music) WHITEHEAD: Consider this funeral oration written by Hoagy Carmichael. From Wordnik.com. [Louis Armstrong, The 'Decca Sessions'] Reference
It seems one of the three is in a deb houseboy awaiting executive and wearing privations oration. From Wordnik.com. [Why is There Scientist Instead of Wisdom?] Reference
This oration once read, in vain shall we study, in vain shall we toil, in vain strain every nerve. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations] Reference
The order of service included a dirge, a prayer, the reading of his second inaugural address, and an oration. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
In August, 1852, he made a speech -- the more accurate phrase would be, he delivered an oration -- under the title. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
The book represents eight years of collab-oration between Murray and Herrnstein, who died in September at the age of 64. From Wordnik.com. [Iq] Reference
So I brought my oration to a halt and joined all my new friends, prepared to rush across the street in time for the first pitch. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Dreamin' California Baseball] Reference
He gave a version of that oration to 850 people at the University of Virginia last fall, and it's also now available on YouTube. From Wordnik.com. [His Better ‘Last Lecture’] Reference
When his famous funeral oration moves the crowd to bay for revenge, Warner homes in on the terrifying consequences of political rhetoric. From Wordnik.com. [ALL THE WAR'S A STAGE] Reference
You know that the word for an oration at a funeral begins with a vowel, maybe even a "u" ... but it just won't spring into consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Memory's Mind Games] Reference
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