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Ceremony in sentence

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The ambassadors of Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates participated in the White House unveiling ceremony, implying these countries’ approval.
Andrew Carnegie, the American steel magnate who financed the Palace’s construction, predicted at the opening ceremony in 1913 that the end of war was “as certain to come, and come soon, as day follows night.”
In May, two BJP MPs thumbed their noses at China by “attending” the virtual swearing-in ceremony of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
To him, as an agnostic who yet respected the religious beliefs of others, it was always very trying to be present at, or to take part in, any religious ceremony.
She understood hardly anything of the service and was not even listening to the words of the ceremony.
During the marriage ceremony, in the brilliantly illuminated building, among the crowd of elegantly dressed women and girls and men in evening dress with white ties, or in uniform, conversation in the low tones required by propriety never flagged.
All the details of the ceremony were followed not only by the two sisters, the friends and relatives, but also by women onlookers who were quite strangers, and who – breathless with excitement and afraid of missing anything, even a single movement or expression of the bride's or bridegroom's face, and annoyed by the indifference of the men – did not answer and indeed often did not hear the latter when they jested or made irrelevant remarks.
CHAPTER VIWHEN THE FIRST PART of the ceremony was over, a verger spread out a piece of pink silk cloth in front of the lectern.
Triumph and radiant joy filled her heart more and more as the ceremony proceeded, and made it impossible for her to be attentive.
During the ceremony he prayed fervently.
How stupid that old ceremony is, walking round and round singing, "Rejoice, Isaiah!" – a ceremony in which nobody believes and which stands in the way of people's happiness!' interpolated Oblonsky.
Behind her, Deneulin, a cousin of M. Grégoire's, appeared without ceremony; with his loud voice, his quick gestures, he had the appearance of an old cavalry officer.
I will tell you more at dessert.""Yes, as you please," replied Deneulin, so full of his thoughts that he accepted without ceremony.
The mairie was a mile and a half from the farm, and they went thither on foot, returning in the same way after the ceremony in the church.
On the evening of the ceremony there was a grand dinner; the cure was present; there was much excitement.
"Now," said the chemist, "you ought yourself to fix the hour for the ceremony."
What ceremony?"
The work of organising the Guard of Honour and popular feeling finished, the Mayor had next to deal with a great religious ceremony; the King of ---- refused to pass through Verrieres without paying a visit to the famous relic of Saint Clement which is preserved at Bray-le-Haut, a short league from the town.
'Is it a preliminary ceremony that this young priest is performing?
'What can that be?'Julien asked himself; 'no doubt, it is a religious preparation necessary to the ceremony that is to follow.'
Julien was speechless with admiration of so fine a ceremony.
Later on it was one of Julien's duties to check the accounts of what this ceremony had cost.
The ceremony at Bray-le-Haut alone cost three thousand eight hundred francs.
And the ceremony was at an end.
This woman, one of the most important people in Verrieres, had a huge masculine face, which she had plastered with rouge for this great ceremony.
There were several men in the room, among whom Julien recognised with unspeakable delight the young Bishop of Agde, who had condescended to say a few words to him once at the ceremony at Bray-le-Haut.
He had not spoken to him since the ceremony at Bray-le-Haut.
I shall go to him; he will marry us, and an hour after the ceremony we shall be on our way to Languedoc, and shall never appear again in Paris save by your order.
All the inhabitants of the little mountain villages, through which the procession passed, had followed it, drawn by the singularity of this strange ceremony.
Wharton," he earnestly began, "in times like these, we need not stand on idle ceremony: one of my officers, I am afraid, is hurt mortally; and, presuming on your hospitality, I have brought him to your door."
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