1.   He had already clearly laid down his view in his opening speech.

2.   He muffed his opening speech.

3.   He had to improvise his opening speech when he forgot his notes.

4.   Cuban President Fidel Castro in his opening speech denounced the continuing US embargo against Cuba as genocide and an insult to humanity.

5.   In an opening speech for the defence the devastation of their herd was blamed on a mountain of debt and overfeeding.

6.   The opening speech should set out the relevant facts, summarise the evidence to be called and remind the court of the statutory criteria to be met.

7.   An eloquent speaker, Qanooni impressed the world with his eulogy of Masood and with the opening speech in Bonn.

8.   Apple, however, is characteristically quiet about what chief executive officer Steve Jobs will announce during his opening speech at MacWorld.

9.   Archer, who missed the opening speeches because of a scheduling conflict, was harshly critical in his comments to reporters.

10.   As the oldest member of parliament, he will give the opening speech when it convenes next month, a prospect that appalls many established politicians.