five-minute speech
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspeech
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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 ofspeechfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Oral proficiency was measured with a speaking task that solicited afive-minutespeechsample and was scored based on a holistic scale.
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The difficulties are considerable, and it is impossible in the course of afive-minutespeechto do more than list them quickly.
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Myfive-minutespeechhas no room for any more.
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I always hope that afive-minutespeech, will produce the comment.
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A simple working woman, untrained, who could not deliver afive-minutespeechif her life depended upon it, broke down that conference with a few simple words of heart-felt experience.
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If they confine themselves to five-minute speeches, they will all be able to take part.
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I am not insisting on five-minute speeches or anything like that.
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I do not like the idea of five-minute speeches.
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I appeal for five-minute speeches in order to accommodate them.
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That was for an hour, coinciding roughly with dinner time, of five-minute speeches.
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I make one last appeal for five-minute speeches.
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That will permit three five-minute speeches in the time still available.
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I have no authority to request five-minute speeches, but if speeches were kept to five minutes it would be a great help.
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A further bonus is that we have had a succession of five-minute speeches.
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I appeal for five-minute speeches.
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Can we have five five-minute speeches?
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May we please have three five-minute speeches?
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The hearing had around 500 attendees, with over fifty of them giving five-minute speeches against the turnpike.
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