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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Google counts on Nov 20, 2006
1,380,000 “standing ovation”
260 “standing oration”
An ovation is an expression of popular acclaim. It seems to be less familiar than the word “oration” which is a formal discourse. But, the sense of “oration” that a person might retain is the notion of discourse, or a verbal interchange of ideas, so an audience might deliver a “standing oration” as their contribution to the discourse.
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SECHABA – Mandela HonouredThey gave comrade Nelson Mandela a standing oration. A special “imbongi” (‘traditional poet”) sang praises to Nelson Mandela. ...
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POETICS archives—July 2000 (#41)... and once we saw Maria Damon clapping with her hands above her head we joined in resulting in standing oration for Baraka, the first of the conference. ...
listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0007&L=poetics&D=1&O=A&P=3931 – 19k – Cached – Similar pages
Indmedica – Indian Journal of Community MedicineThe resolution was adopted by the General Council and standing oration was accorded to all the members of the Organising Committee. ...
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What is anti-Semitism?He received a standing oration after his comments. The U.S. provides almost half of the Israeli military budget. Israel is one of the 20 wealthiest …
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[PDF] N.C. Chapter of SWANA Board of Directors Meeting August 30 , 2001 …File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat – View as HTML
and work to the N.C. Chapter of SWANA, he received a standing oration. from the Board. A motion to adjourn was made by Bob Hunter, seconded by Ray Church …
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Frederick Post, The (Newspaper) – April 27, 1981, Frederick, MarylandHe earn- ed a standing oration. But Brooks does aot want to be re- garded as a curiosity. He’s preparing for study at Michigan State, going to classes via …
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