Instead, after much delay and speechifying, Congress mindlessly extends the subsidies en bloc.

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He will surely continue speechifying from the backbenches, as he did in the previous parliament, on almost every topic under the sun.

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It's also not the place for personal confession, expressions of frustration or speechifying about what you'd do with the company if you were in charge.

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Clinton's speech was short and devoid of specific promises, but she was preceded on the podium by two hours of programming that included a gospel choir and speechifying from local political and religious figures.

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Much fine speechifying ensued as both sides tried to appeal to the American fund managers in the audience by whipping out competing sets of figures to demonstrate the shareholder value inherent in their proposals.

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