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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Families turned out en masse to listen to the orations and participate in the fun.
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Many experienced speakers mar their conversations as well as their orations with a profusion of ums and ers which distract attention.
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On Wednesday, Byrd quoted Cicero and Aristotle in a long oration on the evils of the line-item veto.
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Outside, the world was waiting for Mr Major's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door.
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Perhaps this was another part of his very cunning, and well performed oration .
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When his oration ended, the rector felt sufficiently relieved to try and figure out what to do.