Examples of 'give the floor' in a sentence

Meaning of "give the floor"

give the floor: This phrase is commonly used in meetings or discussions to grant someone permission to speak or present their ideas or opinions to the group
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  • To give permission or time to speak at a public meeting.

How to use "give the floor" in a sentence

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give the floor
I give the floor to the coffee break.
I shall just briefly give the floor to two colleagues.
I give the floor to the SecretaryGeneral on the situation.
I shall just briefly give the floor to two col leagues.
I give the floor to the rapporteur.
Please indicate that and we will give the floor accordingly.
I now give the floor to regional representatives.
I said earlier that it is not possible to give the floor to others.
I now give the floor to the rapporteurs.
I would do this because men would give the floor to other men.
I now give the floor to the minister.
This is an excellent suggestion and I shall give the floor immediately to Mrs Siimes.
I now give the floor to delegations that so wish.
It is my great pleasure to give the floor to Professor Khalidi.
I give the floor to those delegations wishing to make general statements.

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I shall therefore give the floor to Mrs Laguiller.
I give the floor to the secretariat for clarification of this point.
It is my pleasure to give the floor to Mr Busquin.
I shall give the floor to the chairman of the committee in a moment.
And now I would like to give the floor to my wife Mailan.
I give the floor to those representatives wishing to speak in explanation of vote or position.
I should now like to give the floor to Ambassador Tanaka.
I give the floor to the representative of Brazil.
I should now like to give the floor to Commissioner Frattini.
I give the floor to the representative of Iraq.
I would now like to give the floor to Commissioner Dalli.
I give the floor to the representative of Slovakia.
Now I would like again to give the floor to the representative of Japan.
I give the floor to the representative of Romania.
So I would like to give the floor to David.
I now give the floor to delegations wishing to make statements on this item.
Unusually, we are going to give the floor once again to Mr Vitorino.
I give the floor to the representative of Poland.
At this time, let us give the floor to Burton.
I can not give the floor to any further speakers on this question.
If there is a request on a point of order, I can give the floor.
He would now give the floor to the panellists.
For the time being, it is for the Presidency to give the floor.
He could therefore give the floor to a maximum of four speakers.
I recognize the representative of Brazil, to whom I give the floor.
I will now give the floor to the speakers on my list.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to give the floor to the Minister.
I am ready to give the floor to anybody wishing to address the meeting.
Mr Zwiefka, my intention was to give the floor to Mr Florenz.
I did not give the floor to those who spoke a month ago.
It gives me special pleasure to give the floor to Mr. Sergio Duarte.
I will now give the floor to the delegations on the list of speakers.
So without further ado, I will give the floor to guy Mackendrick.
I shall first give the floor to delegations wishing to make statements on that subject.
I appreciate your statement nevertheless . I give the floor now to Germany.

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