How To Use Reception In A Sentence

The conference began with a Wednesday evening welcome reception, held at Chicago's Field Museum, where 28 mostly Illinois breweries had set up beer stations among two stuffed elephants, a couple of totem poles and a tyrannosaur skeleton. Beer: A celebration of craft brewing
The reception clerk consulted a colleague.
Both the reception and the restaurant areas had a very open, uncluttered, look about them.
In other words, he was responsible for formal receptions - known as levees - and dinners.
Thursday, the president addresses the Israeli Knesset, followed by a reception in honor of Israel's 60-year anniversary.

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But a family planning a wedding reception would be able to claim exemption from import duty.
By this time, Dad and I had replaced the old dipole with a short Yagi array, horizontally polarized of course, and screwed to one of the crossbeams in the attic, so now we had three channels with excellent reception.
But she got a frosty reception due to her behaviour in the camp. The Sun
There's a reason that those invites a fortunate few received, allowing them to attend the après-opening private reception at the latest, greatest Place To Be, the Feral Cheerleader, are tinctured with a hue you cannot find at Sherwin-Williams. James Scarborough: "Stay Free© or Die: The Menstrual Hut Project," International City Bungalow Gallery, Long Beach, California
They fully deserve the hostile reception they receive. The Sun
Both of these reception rooms are wallpapered in peach.
Not surprisingly, this imposing property is a popular choice for wedding receptions and regularly used for corporate entertaining, conferences and seminars.
They just can't help spending our money on receptions for anything from the synchronised swimming team to the world-acclaimed left-handed marlies champions.
It followed as one consequence of these letters from Florence that Nora was debarred from the Italian scheme as a mode of passing her time till some house should be open for her reception. He Knew He Was Right
The casuistical subtilties may not be greater than the snbtilties of lawyers, hinted at above; but as the former are pernicious, and the latter innocent and even necessary, this is the reason of the very different reception they meet with from the world. An Enquiry into the Principles of Morals
Katie finished with a flourish, pushing Cody out of the way and walking with a purpose to the reception area.
In a gesture of friendship, the president invited his former enemies to a reception.
At one of those remarkable omnium-gatherum receptions at the Tuileries, of which I have spoken in a former chapter, she heard an American lady, to whom Louis Philippe was talking of his American recollections and of various persons he had known there, say to him, “Oh, sire, they all retain the most lively recollections of your majesty's sojourn among them, and wish nothing more than that you should return among them again!” What I Remember
Alan Clements also gave the idea a positive reception.
He clopped over to the reception counter in his large leather boots.
How about his 47-yard touchdown reception against Notre Dame?
There was a reception in the hospitality suite before the game.
It was not until I checked into my Lisbon hotel that the receptionist with great glee acquainted me of my dilemma. Times, Sunday Times
We put on suppers, card games, darts, seniors' activities, and dances, and also do weddings and receptions.
It has three levels with three reception rooms and four bedrooms.
It has a large reception room with huge windows overlooking the garden. Times, Sunday Times
He gave the receptionist his name and she picked up her phone and spoke into it briefly. LOST SUMMER
The first floor houses a reception room and a banquet hall.
Adhering to the principles of innovation, detail, uniqueness, change-place-reflect, we offer our best service to enterprises and government, and get a favorable reception from our customers.
Although he is able to speak some French, and presumably the receptionist is able to speak some English, neither accommodates to the other.
On Bush's first touchdown reception, he lined up at tailback, but tight end Dominique Byrd was also in the backfield, creating a dilemma for the defense.
Walking awkwardly after two hip operations, he was given a warm reception by the multiracial crowd. Times, Sunday Times
CLAIMS of clairvoyance, particularly when they come from economists, deserve a sceptical reception.
I'll meet you by the main reception desk.
The following year, after Waterloo, work began on the improvements planned by Samuel Ware, who renovated and amended the great enfilade of Palladian reception rooms.
To get good TV reception, the dish must be accurately lined up with the satellite.
But he also concedes that because of its themes, and their comedic treatment, the film could have a rocky reception.
Regional manager Gavin Pritchard said the number of pitches more than doubled and they now have 113 hardstanding pitches, as well as a new toilet block with modern facilities, new reception and roads.
Tickets are €3 each with a cheese and wine reception, door prize and a later raffle for valuable prizes.
There was a champagne reception before the concert.
The house has two reception rooms, a kitchen, utility, various storerooms, eight bedrooms and two bathrooms.
The switch position of each antenna element is programmed for optimum reception during, for example, an idle mode which receives a pilot signal.
Someone from reception gets the resuscitation kit and calls the other two doctors consulting that evening.
It fills the concavity of the retina, and is hollowed in front, forming a deep concavity, the hyaloid fossa, for the reception of the lens. X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 2. The Refracting Media
Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception?
Nowadays croustades are considered old-fashioned in France; they may still be encountered on buffet tables at grand receptions, or as an accompaniment to drinks.
She took a job as a hotel receptionist, but her fitness suffered.
She went to work as a receptionist for a mortgage broker in east Los Angeles.
Such criticisms initially got a hostile reception from parliamentary and government officials, but attitudes have slowly changed.
A huge white marquee was erected at the back of the hotel for the reception. The Sun
Such views will not have a favorable reception.
The lanai is the favorite reception room, and here at any social function the musical program is given and cakes and ices are served; here morning callers are received, or gay riding parties, the ladies in pretty divided skirts, worn for convenience in riding astride, Following the Equator
To screen reception from the adjoining conference room, a cabinetmaker clad rigid-foam bifold doors with randomly flitched oak-veneered MDF panels. Interior Design Industry News
Your passbook is checked at the reception desk every time you come; if you're behind schedule for a shot, you go to the Preventive Medicine door and the nurse gives it to you, then and there. A Response To The Documentary Sicko
It had evidently been the ballroom or reception-room of the defunct Marchesa in palmy days. The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton
The reception was encased in bulletproof glass, the blankets were riddled with holes and the remote control was moist. Times, Sunday Times
House:House of prayer? Huh. That explains the good reception. Also why nobody's ever here.
The church’s reception area was decorated with a number of mementos from Crystal’s life, including a tiara, framed pictures of her with loved ones, and an adult-sized pink onesie with feet.
Gingerly prising the door open half-expecting a private party or aftermath of a wedding reception, we were pleasantly surprised to be ushered in and offered drinks.
He climbed up to the roof to adjust the aerial for a better reception.
The team was given a great reception on arrival back in Swinford with the Cup.
I was just about to walk out the front door of my office when our receptionist's cellphone rang.
There is a message for Mr.Jones at reception.
The woman in the museum reception was kind enough to call a cab.
I signed in at the reception desk.
There was a champagne reception before the concert.
A reception party of soldiers was there to greet the visiting head of state.
Returning to the reception building we walked up a laterite path to the raised and open - sided restaurant giving horizon-spanning views of wooded hills.
There will be a public reception on August 10, but until then viewing is by appointment only.
Several digital receivers capable of HD Radio reception are available to consumers.
This internally inconsistent narrative derives its protean fluidity from the projection and reception of the multiplicity of the gendered and racialized discourses of her and our own time.
The hospital - one of the leading cancer treatment centres in the country - was supplied with two types of ready-made meals for a reception vending machine, which have now had to be withdrawn.
The occasion was marked by a civic reception .
His exclamation point was a 56-yard touchdown reception from Otton in the third quarter.
I bawled at the Guardian executive, because the reception is pretty poor in some parts of the Chilterns.
A bank official or hotel receptionist may notice when you have to show your passport.
He also was penalized for an illegal shift that nullified his 1-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter.
Visit your local station and you will receive a warm reception and get the truth.
-- Dino Rosin, a master glass sculpturer, will exhibit his work during a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Undefined
This included an exhausting half hour walk from a nearby parking space to the reception area and thence to the outpatient clinic.
However, radio reception on MW and LW bands was simply awful, though this is probably a matter of adjustment.
The left-hand wing houses an oval entrance porch that leads to a fine reception hall decorated in pink with Ionic columns, a marble fireplace and a lantern-style window high in the central apex of the ceiling.
He and his fiancée are marrying in a civil ceremony followed by a reception then a party, all at his old prep school. Times, Sunday Times
Thus, the amiloride-sensitive PPK28 channel may serve as the osmolarity sensor for gustatory water reception in the fruit fly.
Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception .
The palace, they argue, should have invited gay partners to this evening's reception; last week in Glasgow, the Queen should have sat differently, her lady-in-waiting should have worn a different hat, and so on.
The champagne flowed like water at the wedding reception.
[1] Exemplary as defined through critical reception, financial success and a certain indefinable presence as part of popular culture. Virtual Reality and the First Person Shooter
Tents and marquees have traditionally been used in the grounds of hotels and country clubs for special functions such as receptions and parties.
That harks back to Victorian days when most guests arrived by train and as they entered the hotel, the reception was the first place they saw.
The Gala Ball will be proceeded by a champagne reception and dinner at 8pm, followed by the auction.
On signs in personnel departments and reception areas.
The audience gave him a downright hostile reception.
It is a trauma hospital complete with the sights and sounds of a reception area dealing with all manner of emergencies.
And the glamorous lawyer showed she meant business earlier this week when she arrived at a Downing Street reception in a red figure-hugging outfit, upstaging the World Cup heroes in whose honour the reception was held.
It comes amid growing anger about the year-round use of fireworks which now light up the sky to mark the New Year, wedding receptions, birthday celebrations and during religious, sporting and other festivals.
Lang was impressed by the motivation of the young people in the mail room, the secretaries and the receptionist.
Nevertheless a carefully designed receptionist role that would take these misgivings into account, may be worth discussing.
When that brave soldier, Milo Corcoran, ventures out to greet the teams on Tuesday evening, the reception from the stands is likely to be sulphurous.
This reception also symbolizes and makes real our union with the whole Church.
Reaching over the reception desk, he lifted the telephone receiver.
We're planning to hold the wedding reception in a marquee in the garden.
One of the hotel receptionists crosses the bar wearing jade green chiffon, her midriff exposed.
Picture phone users will be asked to hand in their mobiles at reception, and will even be asked to leave if they persist in using the handsets.
Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception?
Are you having a big reception after the wedding?
Plans for the Commonhead flyover and Blunsdon bypass were given a lukewarm reception when they were unveiled yesterday.
When he left the field to be replaced, he was given a rousing reception. Times, Sunday Times
It would appear that the recession — or “the reception” as my malapropism-prone pal Milly De Cabrol, the interior-decorating genius, keeps calling it — has increased, rather than decreased, the lemminglike stampede into the World of Fashion. The Blond and the Short of It: Rachel Zoe Poaches My Fashion Week Klieg Lights
The office was empty, swivel chairs motionless behind open reception windows.
You then come face to face with a wall of glass, behind which lurks the hotel reception desk, quite unlike any other you will have seen.
Croydon Champions will be printing notelets which will be on sale at the Champions roadshows throughout the year and at our gala reception in November.
After a warm reception from my inmate brethren, today, I found out that one yahoo can cause considerable perturbation.
The reception is a gala, cross-generational affair, with plenty of food, liquor, music, and dancing.
Not only have they been booked solid for months for convention week, but their meeting rooms are jammed with lavish receptions.
It had not left much time to arrange for a reception committee.
Areas of high need are chefs and qualified and experienced hotel receptionists.
They kicked off the reception with the President's speech.
Please report to reception on arrival.
Meanwhile work will commence to install a new lift near the main reception area of the old town hall.
To the right, both of the interconnecting reception rooms have original fireplaces, plasterwork and window shutters.
Though smallest of the three, the reception pavilion is the most prominently placed.
His biggest partisan reception came during a dinner organized by Sen.
You are cordially invited to a reception and vigil with plenty of tea, sympathy and more than a drop of the hard stuff.
Screening for mental health problems in prison receptions is often poor. Times, Sunday Times
Despite the inconvenience, many sympathize with the strikers and public reception to the strike has been positive.
Afterwards there was a small reception party of supporters at the door of the Kildare dressing room, to clap the returning players in from their warm-down.
Stableford competition and a champagne reception and prize-giving.
It was about this time that the nasally - voiced receptionist decided that she really couldn't pretend that Alli was not waiting any longer.
The stone house has four bedrooms, three reception rooms and a conservatory. Times, Sunday Times
After he went deep down the sideline and outraced Rogers for a 36-yard reception, he plunged over the middle for a six-yard catch on third-and-four. Cruz Gets the Last Dance
The reception began under towering oak trees strung with lights, next to a fire pit.
They continued until they got to the front desk where the receptionist gave them suckers, which they sucked on noisily.
Both weddings have had about 30 guests - just immediate family and close friends - and both have used restaurants for their reception.
As it turns out, the Jaguars had no reason to be worried: Smith's first reception was a 27-yarder for a touchdown.
The receptionist looked them up and marked them off as present.
For this second mode of reception we, as an audience, have been trained into wanting physical comfort [in the cinema, at home] with food, drink on hand.
The new buildings will form the first phase of plans to extend the school and will enable St Margaret's to offer two classes in the reception intake, easing the school's long waiting lists.
On the controversial question of the Big Day we both knew exactly what we did not want: no chintzy hotel reception, no long wedding lists or preparations, no drama, and definitely no wedding cake.
For most of the years she has been involved with the Special Constabulary, Bernice has held down a full-time job as a telephonist / receptionist.
The Lord grant that I may at last become an obedient and truly teachable child; for that faculty, whatsoever it be, that asks vociferously, seems not to be the one which, as I.P. says, "_graspingly receives," _ but is rather a hinderance to its reception. A Brief Memoir with Portions of the Diary, Letters, and Other Remains, of Eliza Southall, Late of Birmingham, England
But she doesn't get the reception she was hoping for. The Sun
They are then directed to a lift away from the busy reception area and bar. The Sun
Television reception is very good in this area.
You can't wear that to the reception it's not dressy enough.
We have lived together now for a little more than a year and plan to marry as soon as we can pay for the wedding and reception that we both want.
DOWNSIDE The reception rooms are comfortable but lack a chic decor. Times, Sunday Times
An international search for a bone marrow donor led to Janet Pope, a doctor's receptionist from Princes Risborough.
He passed a large hall, the Theatre of Assembly, where they had concerts, theatricals, receptions. COUP D'ETAT
But I did laugh very merrily when the reception manager made his way around the courtyard diners, rigged up in full Father Christmas gear and gumboots five sizes too big.
The receptionist had obviously recognised him too, had practically fallen over herself to bat her long dark eyelashes at him.
She was given a rapturous reception by the crowd.
A more formal arrival reception took place Friday morning at Rodney Bay Marina.
The same is true of those artists who produce something with a view to its reception by a wider public. The Times Literary Supplement
He had gone to the reception desk, presumably to check out.
As far as avant-garde culture is concerned, there is a built-in time-lag between critical reception and popular acceptance.
Some advance party with orders in preparation for Isambard's reception.
As he came on, Rocky got a great reception from the crowd and a yellow card from the referee.
We're planning to hold the wedding reception in a marquee in the garden.
A relationship support charity urgently needs volunteer evening receptionists to work in an East Lancashire office.
New security measures require all visitors to sign in at reception and wear a visitor's badge.
Afterward, Raguel slaughtered a ram from the flock and gave them a cordial reception.
But economic liberty candoled out like dim sum at a reception. It is a fundamental right.
Leave your keys at reception before departure.
In the City of Elua, the revelry would begin in earnest that day, and by evenfall, the salons of reception would be overflowing in the Court of Night-Blooming Flowers, as Kushiel's Avatar
They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception.
From the seven bedrooms on the first floor, to the nine reception rooms on the ground floor, to the staff quarters below stairs, the apartment is the epitome of elegance.
A computer has been introduced, but I see the receptionist, Mary, mainly occupied in answering the phone, making appointments, giving out hand-filled chits for the next visit as patients leave.
Summary : Tianjin Public Security Bureau's reception there on it? Is a day of the month?
One of the songs, I suppose you would call it a signature tune, 'Wild Horses', has had a great reception and was first played on the radio by Terry Wogan!
New carpets, partitions, desks and offices have all been installed, together with the creation of a much needed reception area.
‘The language skills required by a hotel receptionist will be different to those required by a chambermaid,’ he said.
Many couples include monograms or logos that are repeated other places in the wedding and reception as well.
Reply Obj. 2: The teacher enlightens outwardly and ministerially by catechizing: but God enlightens the baptized inwardly, by preparing their hearts for the reception of the doctrines of truth, according to John 6: 45: "It is written in the prophets ... Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition
The cottage includes four bedrooms, three reception rooms, a bathroom and toilet, a 24 ft kitchen, a cloakroom with toilet and a garage.
The parade will conclude around mid-day with a march-past of the Regiments, and a roll-past of the vehicles as they move east along Wellington Street and continue past the National War Memorial and conclude at the Cartier Square Drill Hall for a post-parade reception. Archive 2008-06-01
The public's reception of the album went above and beyond what he had ever hoped for.
Children made a very good start in the reception class.
Around the central atrium on the main level are five major spaces: a reception room, library, dining room, billiard room, and ballroom.
Adding to the authenticity of the occasion will be a buffet dinner to serve as the wedding reception.
The larger areas, the reception, pub, and dining room, have been repositioned around a central atrium, as have the smaller offices.
The play got a favourable reception from the critics.
For the mind is so attuned to the reception of facial signals that almost any combination of two dots and a dash will suffice.
You could require it only be taken out for use in predetermined milieus — someone visits a theater with it, another a restaurant at which a call is to be made and received, another on a day hike through the Santa Cruz hills to test reception, and so on. The Volokh Conspiracy » The Next iPhone — and the Criminal Law Angle
The reception area smells of incense and curry.
We would like to remind all our guests to leave their keys at reception before they depart.
He should have politely and with great courtesy informed the Government that he wanted no such State reception.
This is a room of real civic dignity that has to be lived up to - a room for exhibitions, concerts, lectures or formal receptions.
Check with an in-car entertainment specialist about local reception. Times, Sunday Times
Radio reception is good and sound quality in the cabin is excellent, thanks to the suppression of external noise sources.
Full of character, it has five bedrooms and two reception rooms and oozes charm. The Sun
The reception hall with mahogany woodblock floor leads to a gracious drawing room with windows on three sides overlooking the well-tended gardens.
It has three reception rooms, a conservatory, a pool and a stable block. Times, Sunday Times
But the dogs stayed firmly behind doors and the reception was largely friendly with only one voter registering their discontent with a firm slam of the door as we moved along the first housing estate.
Delegates gave him a warm reception as he called for more spending on education.
The chairperson's plan received a frosty reception from the committee.
During the war years she worked as a receptionist at the Queens Hotel by the sea in Brighton.
He walked back and entered the building, slapping his press card down on the reception counter. COVER STORY
In this role they featured centrally as producers, as a reception class, and in the institutions of aesthetic modernism.
Downstairs in the lobby there is a huge periodic table behind the reception desk. Times, Sunday Times

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