1.   But after their three-hour presentation, Ranieri rose to deliver the closing address.

2.   By the end, when Cuomo rose to deliver a pre-sentencing statement, he mesmerized the courtroom audience with characteristic eloquence.

3.   Instead, too often he rose to deliver an eloquent, reasoned defense of the institution of Congress.

4.   When Bono rose to deliver her speech, it was with a quaking voice and a visibly nervous demeanor.

5.   Where once the priest, minister or rabbi once stood, a broader selection of religious leaders now rise to deliver the benedictions.