Speaking of prime minister Tony Blair's criticism of the mass media at the time he left office, Paxman asserted that often press and broadcasting may be " oppositional " in relation to the government of the day this could only benefit democracy.

Speaking in the House of Commons he said “ Despite media speculation to the contrary, there has been no recent change to force levels ”, adding “ There is no evidence of any current credible military threat to the security of the Falkland Islands and therefore no current plan for significant changes to force deployments.

Speaking to a group of military reporters and editors in Washington DC on October 12, 2007, Sanchez lambasted the media for " sensationalist " coverage and " self-aggrandizement " and expressing the belief that reporters were willing to " compromise integrity " and " display questionable ethics " to get front page stories:

" Speaking at a media conference in Washington, DC hosted by the Poynter Institute, Curtis stated, " The ' wisdom of the crowds ' is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in my life.

Speaking in public, media interviews and debating with politicians became the norm, for a complete year.

Speaking in Auckland, New Zealand on 11 June, Prime Minister Qarase said that his government detected strong support for the legislation from " important and large sections of opinion " – but that media coverage failed to reflect that.

Speaking to the media following the announcement, Johnson publicly expressed his displeasure, erroneously saying, " I'm not a backup.

Speaking to the media in 2006, Mrs Kakodkar argued against making the English language a compulsory language in primary school.

Speaking about the tour, McIntosh described it as " older show ", a change from S Club Party 2001, which was " more like bubblegum ", with Paul Cattermole comparing 2001's " theatrical " tour with the Carnival tour as a more " glitzy, concert stage ".

Speaking of Carl Barât and Pete Doherty, Roger Sargent ( a close friend and photographer of the band ) described their relationship as like " first love, and all the jealousy and obsessiveness that comes with that "-adding " I think there's, y ' know, obsession and jealousy on both of their sides.

Speaking at the dedication ceremonies in Baltimore, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, one of Reischauer's former students, described Reischauer as being " what a teacher is meant to be, one who can change the life of his students.

Speaking to the uneducated workers, O ' Connor was a typical demagogue, today described as " populists ".

Speaking in a documentary video, Adrian Lester described the difference between the long con and more common confidence tricks: " where you take a mark and convince them of a certain situation or a lie, and you send them away to get more money and come back and give it to you ".

" Speaking in a 2005 radio interview with Brooke Gladstone, after receiving the Pulitzer Prize, Neil described the symbiotic relationship between the automobile industry and its critics:

Speaking on how Rose's character had changed between her appearances, Davies described the fourth series Rose as " tougher, more independent, and might, at times, seem a little harder ".

Speaking of the political importance of the Historikerstreit, Wehler described the debate as " The Historikerstreit is, in sum, more than a strictly scholarly controversy within scholarly limits ".

Speaking at a conference organized in his honor, he described the attractiveness of these types of comparative studies: " They are not all that easy, but they are an awful lot of fun.

Speaking of the 3rd edition ( 1788 – 1797 ), Britannica's chief editor George Gleig wrote that " perfection seems to be incompatible with the nature of works constructed on such a plan, and embracing such a variety of subjects.

Speaking directly to or otherwise acknowledging the audience through the camera in a film or television program, or through this imaginary wall in a play, is referred to as " breaking the fourth wall " and is considered a technique of metafiction, as it deconstructs the boundaries normally set up by works of fiction.

Speaking of himself in his Chronicon januense, he says, " While he was in his order, and after he had been made archbishop, he wrote many works.

Speaking about her upbringing she has said that she grew up with " Mediterranean music blaring out of the houses " and that this influenced her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and in her solo and collaborative works.

Speaking of the view from the summit, he wrote: " The works of man dwindle, and the original features of the huge globe come out.

He released an LP record, MacGowran Speaking Beckett, to coincide with Samuel Beckett's 60th birthday in 1966, and won the 1970-71 Obie for Best Performance By an Actor in the off-Broadway play MacGowran in the works of Beckett.

Speaking about Pisemsky's early works, Skabichevsky wrote:

Speaking of himself in the third person, Pound criticises his earlier works as attempts to " wring lilies from the acorn ", that is to pursue aesthetic goals and art for art's sake in a rough setting, America, which he calls " a half-savage country ".

Speaking about its inclusion on " Greatest Hits ", he said ' the way the world works now, if you really want people to hear about a greatest hits record, you need that new song '.

Speaking of breakfast, the President inaugurated a new custom -- that of conducting business at the breakfast table.

Speaking in a low voice of loathing she went up to the girl, who stood with the same upright, scornful bearing and did not even look at the knife.

More than 40 have subsequently been produced in the West End, at the Royal National Theatre or by the Royal Shakespeare Company since his first hit Relatively Speaking opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1967.

Speaking at 30th anniversary celebrations on 26 July 2006, Commander Bradley Bower said that the greatest challenge facing the navy of a maritime country like Fiji was to maintain sovereignty and the maritime environment, to acquire, restore, and replace equipment, and to train officers to keep pace with changing situations.

Speaking at the 2007 budget session, Peter Caruana, the Chief Minister said " The scale of Gibraltar's economic success makes it one of the most affluent communities in the entire world.

" Speaking in tongues " has been used at least since the translation of the New Testament into Middle English in the Wycliffe Bible in the 14th century.

" Speaking at the opening of the Michael Reagan Center in Spring, Texas, October 7, 2005, Michael said, " At 8 years old, I thought I was going to hell.

The Public Address events include Informative Speaking, Persuasive Speaking, Rhetorical Criticism, and After Dinner Speaking ; the Limited Preparation events include Impromptu Speaking and Extemporaneous Speaking ; and the interpretation events include Poetry, Prose, Dramatic Interpretation, Dramatic Duo Interpretation ( in which at least one dramatic piece is presented by two speakers working together ), Duo Interpretation ( in which two speakers present a scene or scenes from any source ), and Programmed Oral Interpretation ( in which speakers use material from multiple genres with a common theme ).

Extemporaneous speaking is split into two events, International ( Foreign ) Extemp, and United States ( Domestic ) Extemp, and Extemp Commentary is offered at the national tournament as a supplemental event, while Impromptu Speaking and Storytelling are offered limited preparation consolatory events.

Speaking at the Ninth National Women ’ s Rights Convention on May 12, 1859, Anthony asked " Where, under our Declaration of Independence, does the Saxon man get his power to deprive all women and Negroes of their inalienable rights?

Speaking at a National Party conference following the news of Biko's death then-minister of police, Jimmy Kruger said, " I am not glad and I am not sorry about Mr. Biko.

Speaking at a conference in 2009, Hoare apologized for inventing the null reference:

*" Actuarially Speaking: A Plain Language Summary of Actuarial Methods and Practices for Public Employee Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits ," from the California Research Bureau ( CRB ) at the California State Library

" Speaking on " Lies, Misreporting, and Catastrophe in the Middle East ," at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 22 September 2010, Fisk stated, " I think it is the duty of a foreign correspondent to be neutral and unbiased on the side of those who suffer, whoever they may be.

Speaking at the event, Glenn criticized the " unfortunate " decision to end the Space Shuttle program, expressing his opinion that grounding the shuttles delayed research.

Speaking to his agent from a telephone box in Leicester Square, London, he looked around for inspiration, noted that The Caine Mutiny was being shown at the Odeon Cinema in 1954, and decided to change his name to " Michael Caine ".

Speaking to him in Nahuatl, the local language, she asked that a church be built at that site, in her honor ; from her words, Juan Diego recognized the Lady as the Virgin Mary.

There is a Speaking Library at School 116 for the visually impaired.

Speaking to his agent from a telephone box in Leicester Square in London, Micklewhite looked around for inspiration, noted that The Caine Mutiny was being shown at the Odeon Cinema, and thus changed his name to " Michael Caine ", which he has retained since.

" Speaking after an honorary arts doctorate was conferred on him by the National University of Ireland, Sheen joked that he would be the " oldest undergraduate " at the National University of Ireland ( NUI ), Galway, when he started his full-time studies there in the autumn of 2006.