to speak of

Mr. A does not know basic English sentences, not to speak of writing a good composition.

WHATEVER you think about ghosts, it is hard to speak of this desolate plateau on Turkey's eastern edge without using the word "haunted" .

But gossips will not dare to speak of it to him for the first few days.

A day or two passed before Jane had courage to speak of her feelings to Elizabeth; but at last on Mrs.

"Quite, " said the Queen of Scots and then she began to speak of how great Princes rewarded those who helped them.

It has no banking or industry to speak of, and about two-fifths of the population live off the government.

"Not happily, by his face. " Sam dropped his voice to a whisper. "I am not supposed to speak of it. "

It seemed rude to speak of death to the dead, and I kept checking Robin's face, to see how she was taking it, but Robin remained impassive.

Nora didn't completely trust him, even so, and she liked him even less when he began to speak of other women who came and went in his life.

To speak of the innovative applications for Chinese portal sites, it's no doubt that microblogging cannot be neglected.

It is not by chance that the thinkers of today are so much more ready to speak of the condition than of the nature of man.

It was also an error to speak of the postwar period as if it possessed a unified character.

There was no gold in the Goose's feed, of course, nor any gold in the soil to speak of. A search of the grounds revealed nothing.

Several analysts said it was a dangerous game to speak of any sort of exit strategy at this point.

How shall I write of my mother? She is so near to me that it almost seems indelicate to speak of her.

Unlike Reagan, who was governor of California before he became president, Mr Thompson has no executive experience to speak of.

You see that it is hard to speak of a symbol in a tale whose most obvious quality just happens to be naturalness.

Before 1998 China did not have a residential real estate market to speak of and there was no need for such exotic financial products.

But even if she had no virtue to speak of, or were just a whore, she would be queen all the same.

It may seem somewhat presumptuous for me to speak of the financial crisis here, in the temple of the right theory of business cycles.

Daughter of the Sea Prince would like to tell the truth, but she is now unable to speak of.

As a rule, he has a happy temperament, no nervous system to speak of, and a digestion like that of the ostrich.

The Card Room seems to speak of a thousand games of whist and bridge, and Gold Room is the ideal place for a pre-dinner sherry.

It seemed to Jefferson that the Count had gone out of his way to speak of natural wonders in America as if they were unimportant.

New Labour, as the name suggests, made a fetish of youth; Tony Blair went out of his way to speak of Britain as a "young country" .

He must be permitted to speak of that Paris as though it still existed.

After the blast, which itself was quite loud, there wasn't any sound to speak of, at least not that I could hear from so far away.

Again she stopped talking, and this time it was going to be more difficult to speak of what was in her heart.

As the country has no manufacturing base to speak of, most items have to be imported, which pushes prices up.

But, in accordance with Dantes's request, he began to speak of other matters.

"Without sports, it's impossible to speak of a healthy way of life, about the health of the nation as such, " he said.

To speak of American literature, then, is not to assert that it is completely unlike that of Europe.

Also exist in the design of the fuzzy concept of design work is done or not pure, more formal, there is no ideology to speak of.

And I ask myself whether my daughters will be able to speak of me in that same way.

We're going to focus on shade-loving and shade-tolerant plants since your cubicle has no windows or sun exposure to speak of.

Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Subcontinent, not to speak of Latin America, were all seized long before Mesopotamia or the Levant.

Just over a decade ago, most Chinese lived in homes provided by their danwei, or work unit, and there was no housing market to speak of.

He found it difficult to speak of the matter.

The means of committing a crime is numerous and varied. Murder and robbery, not to speak of theft, are often seen.

I remember in my childhood, a teacher told me that there is no difficulty to speak of in art. All it requires is patience.

After years of chaos caused by the wars, the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to speak of " resistance " .

Mercury has no atmosphere to speak of, so there's no way for heat to circulate from the hot regions into the craters.

In 1982 there was no internet to speak of and computer games were in their toddlerhood.

There was no road to speak of: the lorry driver just took the smoothest track.

Their ample discussion of every detail of the cigarlighter led them to speak of electric flat-irons and bedwarmers.

His friends and colleagues will be very upset, not to speak of his parents.

I love this life with abandon and wish to speak of it boldly: it makes me proud of my human condition.

Sadly, unlike much of South America, the island has no democratic tradition to speak of.

Yes, one can see that ultimately to speak of one thing being the only cause of another thing is altogether wrong.

I wrote from the only place where it is possible to speak of love.

A few years ago it was popular to speak of a generation gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders.

As promised in the flyers, the program also provides loans to people who wish to start a business but have no capital or credit to speak of.

but it is not that which I wish to speak of, but a secret I have to reveal of the greatest importance.

I feel serene just sitting there listening to the gentle words of a love song, not to speak of dancing.

The scholar is well versed in ancient Greek and Latin, not to speak of Spanish which is his mother tongue.

One argument is that the product is physical, brand is the soul, not the body the soul is no future to speak of.

Seal Yuan to speak of euphonic all is exceedingly slow-moving moderate, but more is so, listen of person more is have no base son.

The current Apple TV box is really just a media streamer with hardly any storage to speak of.

The scholar is well versed in Greek and Latin , not to speak of English which is his mother tongue .

In his book, Natanson wonders whether it still makes sense to speak of the left as an entity opposed to the the right.

Two hundred years ago there was no environmental movement to speak of.

In the old days, when he was a child, the city had no industry to speak of.

When the source and ground of everything is the only cause of everything, to speak of causality as a universal law is wrong.

Before continuing to speak of my country, may I speak out for our prisoners of conscience.

The scholar is well versed in Latin, not to speak of English which is his mother tongue.

IT IS sometimes said that the European Union is an economic giant but a political pygmy, with no foreign policy to speak of.

Natasha, I have begged you not to speak of that. Let us talk of you.

For a long time, we used to speak of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and then "market capitalism with Chinese characteristics. "

My gift nothing to speak of, just a token of respect.

e. g. This sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.

All these bail-outs, not to speak of the economic shock that will follow the financial one, are going to push up public borrowing.

In other words, to speak of a society without these costs entails a contradiction in terms.

Where officials used to speak of China as the Asian economic giant, they now speak of India and China as twin giants.

Conservative pundits here like to speak of this equality and sameness as being cornerstones of "Japanese" tradition. Nonsense.

Crescent mean to speak of HuaLiYouHua dreams are the things BaoYang dawn, to xiao dream parents leisurely driven out of the crescent.

Moreover, the existence of vast numbers of civilizations with no mathematics to speak of shows how sparsely this science was cultivated.

It has also caused even sober analysts to speak of a "new paradigm" in commodity markets.

"Even to speak of 'the city' is misleading, " said Piazza, in an interview with Psychiatric News.

See in-kind: the use of a specific kind of physical creation of the scene to speak of child care training.

We lack the qualifications, technical skills and political understanding to speak of such international issues and water allocation.

I of her hurrying away, but I didn't try to speak of her.

Eg. It is hard for me to speak of her at any time.

Buried in the sea all day long title of which, where there are happy to speak of?

Along the busy two-lane freeway, the bus would sometimes stop to pick up passengers, though there were no designated bus stops to speak of.

I certainly hope so. We have to keep the investors happy, not to speak of creditors, unions and really, everyone.

as for the subalterns , not one has ever yet had the audacity to speak of introducing a wife into the regiment.

Arithmetic in like a "zero times any number is equal to zero, " the law of like not being what to speak of.

They've got no armed forces to speak of, we don't even have to use ships or planes to get our troops there, and dammit, they've got oil!

The DRAM manufacturers almost have no profit margins to speak of. Many of them suffered losses.

Network of well-being of the family, ah, ah so happy youthful image ads are not so beautiful people to speak of it?

He is disturbed by the sight of a ghost at the client's funeral, whose children can see but refuse to speak of.

Everyone has a right to speak, of course, but the web has demonstrated that not everyone is worth listening to.

In 1870 wealthy people began to speak of spending weekends in the country visiting friends.

If you clear more than half of the time, so you do not love the work it is very difficult to speak of happiness.

GAZ and KamAZ were the first automobile makers of Russia to speak of production decline in the wake of the global financial collapse.

Our father will try his best to protect his son, not to speak of our Lord will prepare the best for his people.

Some invincible repugnance to speak of such things to the strange foreign woman had checked the words on his lips.

Well hello to you! As always I have no idea what it is you would like to speak of, so I'll just leave you to it.

Without a peaceful and stable environment, there is no development to speak of.

Early sites were entirely text-based, with minimal images and no real layout to speak of other than headings and paragraphs.

To accept your present quotation would mean a heavy loss to us , not to speak of profit.

Before Tao with boundless space and endless time, all the differences are nothing to speak of.

It has become acceptable to speak of empire, both among those who defend American foreign policy and those who condemn it.

Beyond that, Dumbledore refused to speak of the sad business, though many attempted to make him do so.

You can regulate sub disciplines influenced by nanotechnology, but to speak of regulating nanotechnology itself is silly.

Translation and other forms of the same songs Translations Although there is no fixed format to speak of, but must follow the rules.

BLTHOUGH it is usual to speak of money as a measure of value and prices, the notion is entirely fallacious.

Prince Andrey felt frightened and ashamed to speak of it.

Even a century after the trial, the town was reluctant to speak of it.

Now, I know those are inspiring words, but the reality is that it is much harder to do it than to speak of it.

That which you have asked us to speak of can be interpreted in a way that isn't actually as it seems.

He went on to speak of his war experiences.

Without peace or political stability, there would be no economic progress to speak of .

He likes to speak of directors on three levels: their films, their careers, and their lives within and without Hollywood.

At present, the contract price is close to cost, and leaving us no profit to speak of.

With few retail deposits to speak of, the firm gorged on long-term debt and commercial paper to fund its lending.

No other company sells ice-cream sandwiches with a choice of 5 flavors, so there's no threat to speak of, either.

On the upside, there is no taxation system to speak of. On the downside, there is no government to speak of either.

I can FEEL too what you want us to do further down the track. Are you wanting to speak of that now?

Tokachi has few manufacturers to speak of, with local factories making potato chips, sugar, cheese and butter.

I believe the dead are at peace: but it is not right to speak of them with levity.

Too a little bit red lips licked around ground to speak of the words that the Ci goes.

It is common practice to speak of short shafts on machines as spindles, especially tool-carrying or work-carrying shafts on machine tools.

Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of. And the wounded skies above say it's much too late.

They have trademark protection , but no copyright protection , and no patent protection to speak of .

After a while everyone ceased to speak of Hal except in passing .

Their youth is already so accomplished that it seems absurd to speak of promise.

Even riding in a bus makes her sick, not to speak of sailing in a boat.

But ten months in, she remains a foreign minister without a ministry to speak of.

He cannot afford the ordinary comforts of life, not to speak of luxuries.

It's inappropriate for the NDRC Climate department leader to speak of the US in that way.

Member 7: Quiet, Thomas! We aren't even to speak of that sword!

Such acts not only no longer "loyal" to speak of, and in violation of the National Marriage and Family Planning Law.

If you want to help do this, it is essential to speak of "free software. "

There is an acceptance between us that we give forth that which we find most appropriate to speak of .

Nevertheless, it seems right to speak of incandescent bulbs in the past tense.

By contrast, there were no asset bubbles to speak of in the Bretton Woods era and (not coincidentally) scarcely any financial crises.

It will be far more realistic, as we shall see, to speak of quasimonochromatic light which is composed of a narrow range of frequencies.

To allow your present quot would mea recent a he audio-video y loss to us, not to speak of profit.

Serious bumpy flight conditions may lead to material fatigue and even to aircraft failure , not to speak of passenger discomfort .

To accept your present quotation would mean a heave loss to us not to speak of profit.

Not until I have done this can I begin to speak of "my philosophy of life" .

We tend to speak of food in benevolent terms, as the social glue that binds us together.

To speak of his death so regardlessly, wounded her feelings.

Perhaps it is too early for me to speak of what I want to be in the future.

Muddled thinking tempts us to speak of "the book trade" as a single sentient being.

This price will leave us no profit to speak of; therefore, we consider it as unworkable.

You are not to speak of my whereabouts understand!

though it is popular to speak of the moon as a dead world , an orbiting cinder , scientists are not so sure.

Before the founding of New China, Xinjiang had no public library or museum to speak of. Today, it boasts 81 public libraries and 23 museums.

If we are made to speak of a goal, it mostly is ambiguous and illegible.

Our textile and steel companies never worried about imports, as there weren' t any to speak of.

We defy death, not to speak of hardship and difficulties.

How can I allow you to touch my dirty feet, what to speak of washing them?

They have three fine sons, not to speak of their two lovely daughters.

Citi had virtually no asset growth to speak of and average loans and deposits declined.

IT IS far too early to speak of a new dawn in Cuban-American relations.

Said Ballmer about China: "There is no software market to speak of. "

He has a big house and an expensive car, not to speak of a villa in France.

Often had I intended to speak of it.

Obedience is the aim of supporting parents. No why and no reason to speak of.

She's saved a little money but nothing to speak of.

New graduates find themselves hard to get a job, not to speak of a satisfactory one.

Second, the installation of small-scale, cost too, no economies of scale to speak of.

Not to speak of the funding for school buses.

Clothing is not static, with no features to speak of.

For the things which are done by them in secret it is shameful even to speak of.

To speak of Suzhou, people are likely to mention the old saying: "Up above there is Paradise, down here there are Suzhou and Hangzhou. "

To speak of(God or a sacred entity)in an irreverent, impious manner.

He cannot find money for bread, not to speak of fish and meat.

She knows German and French, not to speak of English.

To speak of convenience, we call them the Aegean Seas, the times they are blond and blue eyes, standing.

It contained many portals with no illegal content to speak of.

That's a preference to data, so to speak, of the reading for today.

Very many people go through their whole lives having no real sense of what their talents may be, or if they have any to speak of.

Many think that to speak of headship within the marriage relationship reeks of prejudice, inequality, and injustice.

Marius' blandishments, all saturated with fancy, were, so to speak, of azure hue.

Barack was in the middle of classes, with no money to speak of, but he flew to Chicago anyway.

I wasn't raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of.

Those who serve well as deacons will win honorable rank, with authority to speak of Christian faith.

She knows French, not to speak of English.

They have no happiness to speak of.

Once speak to Cheese Wei, we have to speak of He Wan Lao.

But it doesn't make sense to speak of "moral progress" in the same way as material progress.

He cannot afford to buy a silver watch, not to speak of a gold one.

I am not quite sure but my higher self wanted to speak of Plurality- meaning many in this context. . .

She has saved a little money, but nothing to speak of.

he knows latin , not to speak of english.

If you are going to speak of Miss Brawne, we have never agreed and cannot agree.

This subject shall be treated in detail when we come to speak of the emotions.

For now, of course, there is no Chrome OS to speak of.

It is customary, but I think it is a mistake, to speak of happy childhood.

Shirely: That was a cake walk. It's nothing to speak of.

To speak frankly, this price will leave us no profit to speak of.

It is one movement and it is wrong to speak of the outer and inner awareness.

I do not consider myself childish or disrespectful regarding that which I am to speak of . . . yet we do need to get something very clear.

There are no ancient monuments, no museums to speak of, no fabulous restaurants.

It is family to speak of to come, take should easily some, also is difficult in fact.

In the solar and near infrared region it is more usual to speak of absorptivity than emissivity .

I say this, not because I want to speak of my money, but because I love you and wish to gratify your every desire.

Because the hardness is the Shore hardness of Shore, it is therefore not to speak of conversion.

Well, your school is too refined to speak of napalm.

some projects volume rate of 7%, and 3. 5 for the following state regulations, high capacity rates, therewouldbeno environment to speak of.

So then , onwards , what is appropriate to speak of today oh shining ones?

Individually they have little clout to speak of.

During these long militant years, I have lived a plain life with no luxuries to speak of.

They each have their cons and they each, well, don't have many real pros to speak of with conviction.

We've had no food to speak of today.

John cannot afford to go to university, not to speak of going abroad.

The people did not have any democratic rights to speak of in semi-feudal, semi-colonial China.

There is no finger lobby to speak of.

Matajuro was told never to speak of fencing and never to touch a sword.

To speak of horrors - he comes before me.

'Tis like she comes to speak of Cassio's death.

So why do you treat us with contempt? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?

Made to play I do not dare to speak of.

For many liberals, to speak of a "war on terror" has always been to frame the challenge incorrectly.

We need to speak of those values.

I feel too nervous to speak even in English class, not to speak of in English Corner, when facing more people.

I didn' t think his performance was anything to speak of.

She is a good housekeeper, not to speak of being a good cook.

It's nothing to speak of.

I have no real tricks to speak of.

They've got no friends to speak of.

One path only is left for us to speak of, namely, that it is.

I'm too old to get a job and I have no family to speak of.

A sword is a weapon. Kenjutsu is the art of killing. Whatever pretty words you use to speak of it, this is it'struenature.

I feel too nervous to speak in English class, not to speak of in English Corner.

You have nothing to speak of in this matter.

Do I want to speak of the miracle of our Lord's divine transformation?

At that time, they couldn't afford the ordinary comforts of life, not to speak of luxuries .

I feel too nervous to speak even in English class, not to speak of in the English corner.

At that time they could not afford the ordinary comforts of life, not to speak of luxuries.

He was still in a state of shock and thus able to speak of his recent ordeal without affect

I want to speak of an enterprise the problem, that is to cultivate the enterprise spirit.

But this is because I am still young and have no dignity to speak of.

To convince and conform others really, you have to speak of unprejudiced word so as to reach the nature realm.

Each of them, at one point in their life, didn't have any title or much status to speak of.

O friends, do you have any "civil rights" to speak of? Do you have any freedom of thought and behaviour, or the right of being a man?

So nice of you to speak of me

"this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath" (Herman Melville)

this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath- Melville;

The midnight could not sleep and feel and say that a lot of words can lift a pen but don't know what to speak of!

We can speak English, not to speak of Chinese.

Love for you is not done so to speak of

to speak of sth. in terms of praise

If weakness is a wound that no one wants to speak of

Then lived a very poor life, I am not fit for the casino, didn't like that no warmth to speak of the atmosphere, the room full of smoke;

refer to: speak of; allude to; apply to

how is it possible to speak of divine grace and human responsibility as co - existing in biblical covenants