But his elderly, distinguished audience of mostly sociologists and historians wanted to teach him a thing or two about international relations.

Margaret Thatcher told the distinguished audience that the tower can become a "national recognised landmark".

He began to deliver public lectures on the history of landscape painting, which were attended by distinguished audiences.

On the first evening the singers are always very nervous at having to perform before such a distinguished audience.

So what Sue and I have here is not just a very special group of guests, but a very distinguished captive audience.

At last the moment came for me to enter the arena, and I did so before a most distinguished audience.

A very distinguished audience,' murmured Stafford Nye to his companion.

"You have a distinguished audience here and they are all waiting to hear from you."

Anniversary of the Easter Rising and was attended by a very distinguished audience.

(Suitable for an older man addressing a large, distinguished audience.)