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speech day

(Education) Brit (in schools) an annual day on which prizes are presented, speeches are made by guest speakers, etc

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speech day - an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"

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giorno della distribuzione delle pagelle

speech day

n (Brit) (Scol) → giorno della premiazione

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To attach the preparatory to the senior school these three classes were known officially, on speech days and in reports, as upper, middle, and lower second.

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She also acted as a sort of surrogate mother for the younger First Children Uhuru, Muhoho and Nyokabi Kenyatta escorting them on outings and attending school events such as prize giving, sports and speech days where presidential presence might have been too disruptive.As an aside, there was also love that blossomed at State House as Ms Mumbi eventually got married to President Kenyatta's Aide-de-Camp, Major Marsden Madoka.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reacts as he gives a speech days after he called a vote of no-confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May's government, in Hastings, Britain, yesterday.

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"Speech days were an annual event in those days, probably called prize giving days today.

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TOP COMMENT Eve Spark: "I love the Rotunda, have very fond memories; school speech days and other events."

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The rare statement from the North Korean leader responded to Mr Trump's combative speech days earlier when he issued a warning of potential obliteration for the isolated nation.

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In a speech days ago he encouraged police officers to dispense with a gentle approach when going about their duties.

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The truth was, he was usually the most circumspect of men, born to grace school Speech Days and Eisteddfod platforms, the soul of propriety who would never offend anyone, but he retained the imp of mischief which was equally a part of him and without which no portrait would be complete.

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In his speech days after his resignation, he described the Aquino administration as insensitive and inept.

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He was no stranger to the venue, having been on stage there as a student at Dame Allan's in the city for its speech days.

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Under the latest round of charges, Mursi has been accused for giving a speech days before his ouster by the army in July, when he allegedly accused a judge of overseeing electoral fraud in a 2005 vote, MENA said.

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Also undoubtedly, stooping to this low level of speech days after the end of the negotiations affects the credibility of both parties, the internal unity of which depends on fragile agreements.