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... MOTIONS A main or principal motion . A main , or principal , motion is one that brings before the meeting a particular subject for its consideration . Only one main motion may be placed before the assembly at any one time . ( For other ...
... MOTIONS A main or principal motion . A main , or principal , motion is one that brings before the meeting a particular subject for its consideration . Only one main motion may be placed before the assembly at any one time . ( For other ...
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... motion . A main motion is the lowest in rank and therefore takes precedence of no other motion . When it is superseded by other motions , it is referred to as the original motion . Amend . The motion to amend takes precedence of a main ...
... motion . A main motion is the lowest in rank and therefore takes precedence of no other motion . When it is superseded by other motions , it is referred to as the original motion . Amend . The motion to amend takes precedence of a main ...
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... motion is usually to dispose of the matter forever . The opposers to a question sometimes use this method in order that they may test the strength of the two sides . The form of the motion is as follows : ( M. ) I move that the ...
... motion is usually to dispose of the matter forever . The opposers to a question sometimes use this method in order that they may test the strength of the two sides . The form of the motion is as follows : ( M. ) I move that the ...
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according action Alfred Noyes amendment Articulation Assignment audience Barty breath Bring to class bylaws called chair chairman character Choose Circumflex comedy committee consonants conversation courtesy David Copperfield debate deductive reasoning definite diacritic dialect diphthongs drama Edmond Rostand English etiquette exercises Explanations expression feeling front vowel gesture give given Group individual inflections interest interpretation Julius Cæsar Key words lips main motion Malaprop Mally manner meeting Merchant of Venice method mid vowels Modern move One-Act Plays open forum pantomime pause person phonetic phrase Pickwick platform poem Polonius practice Pronounce pronunciation question read aloud rehearsals resonance ROBERT BROWNING Rudyard Kipling rules scene selection Self-appraisal sentence short speaker speaking SPEECH ATTAINMENTS Chapter speech topics stage story Story-telling student Suggested References syllables thought tion tongue Transcribe and read voice voiceless vote WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE