introductory speech

collocation in English

meaningsofintroductoryandspeech

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introductory
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.trəˈdʌk.tər.i/us
/ˌɪn.trəˈdʌk.tər.i/
existing, used, or experienced for the ...
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speech
noun
uk
/spiːtʃ/us
/spiːtʃ/
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of ...
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(Definition ofintroductoryandspeechfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintroductory speech

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The next step was to invite the applicant to present herself or himself by giving anintroductoryspeech.
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Bersohn'sintroductoryspeechwas followed by applause in only one of the two debates in which he participated.
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I think he reproached me, in his usual polite and mild manner, for the brevity of myintroductoryspeech.
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But that is not what the debate so far has been about, except for theintroductoryspeech.
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I referred to that in the closing minute of myintroductoryspeech.
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During myintroductoryspeech, we have already had a mini-debate.
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Now is the time not to draw back, as my noble friend said in his excellentintroductoryspeech.
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Theintroductoryspeechis usually much longer than 10 minutes.
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I was particularly interested in hisintroductoryspeechand, in particular, in one point on which he touched.
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I believe there are great dangers, as my noble friend made clear in hisintroductoryspeech.
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It is not appropriate in this shortintroductoryspeechto go into greater details.
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It also would be quite impossible within the scope of thisintroductoryspeechto dilate on the problem of each territory coming within this category.
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I compliment him on his excellentintroductoryspeech, which set out many of the crucial issues.
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I have mentioned the clarity and the cogency of theintroductoryspeech.
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But hisintroductoryspeechcould not have been better designed to raise suspicions and therefore raise controversy.
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I come now to a most important part of my noble friend'sintroductoryspeech, about the extension of the holiday period.
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It is very important, but it is perhaps not a debate which should be conducted over my head during myintroductoryspeech.
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It enables me to explain and clarify a point which he made in hisintroductoryspeech.
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Hisintroductoryspeechwas every bit as entertaining and informative as his programmes.
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Indeed, my noble friend did say that he very much appreciated their activities—or words to that effect—in his ownintroductoryspeech.
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