Occasion
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898 examples of Occasion in a sentence
China is described as “the major battlefield of World War II in the East” (by implication downgrading the Pacific Theater, where the US was dominant), and August 1945 has become “the first
occasion
when China won a war completely against a foreign enemy.”
No wonder the taxi drivers of Paris and other French cities – hitherto protected from competition – have protested so vehemently (and, on occasion, violently).
On that occasion, the government hastily conjured up the so-called Westerplatte Museum, which it then merged with the Museum of the Second World War, in order to render the latter’s staff redundant and make the exhibits there more “representative of the Polish point of view.”
Trump himself has flip-flopped on these issues, contradicting Navarro on occasion, even as he remains openly suspicious of US trade partners’ policies generally.
Chinese President Xi Jinping should seize the
occasion
to push China’s ambitious development agenda globally.
Before the North’s recent decision to participate in the PyeongChang Games, many were understandably worried about a repeat of 1988, or that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would use the
occasion
to put on one of his military shows of force.
But Iraq’s politics remain problematic, and its leaders will have to rise to the
occasion.
On the
occasion
of a big kill, any excess dietary fatty acids were packaged into low-density lipoproteins and transported out of the liver to be stored in peripheral fat tissue.
The most unpopular American president in recent history thus relished his recent triumphal welcome in Jerusalem, where he was the guest of honor of the International Conference planned and devised by Israeli President Shimon Peres on the
occasion
of the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Jewish state.
Today, the US and authoritarian China have mutually beneficial trade and financial ties, and have shown on
occasion
that they can work together on strategic issues, for example in shaping North Korea’s behavior.
Another important byproduct was China’s use of the
occasion
to launch its new regional investment bank and $40 billion Silk Road development fund.
Indeed, Commission President Walter Hallstein repeated three times on that
occasion
that, “Turkey belongs to Europe”.
On occasion, he has berated the Europeans for insufficient support – not a good tactic for someone trying to join the EU – and has used rhetoric about Russia that, while understandable, only increases the danger to himself.
The policies that resulted from these decisions may or may not be necessary for America’s long-term security interests, but it is undeniable that they have fueled a backlash in the Muslim world which has, on occasion, reared its head in murderous ways.
The
occasion
for this latest round of historical jousting is the release of Clooney’s new film The Monuments Men, which details Allied efforts to rescue art works from the Nazis during World War II.
For example, in the wake of the vast misery brought by flooding to the people of Pakistan, the US and other governments have risen to the
occasion
with emergency aid.
Even for non-Catholics like myself, this is an
occasion
to ponder what the world will lose when the Pope’s body finally succumbs to his ailments.
The
occasion
was celebrated by BJP supporters across the Internet, and triggered a spate of assessments of social media’s growing impact on Indian politics.
On one occasion, some UN personnel were trapped in a rapidly escalating conflict zone.
On occasion, disgruntled farmers, tavern owners, and donkey drivers would rise up and press their rulers for debt relief and a real voice in government, but these revolts were put down quickly with promises of better times ahead and by hiring a few off-duty gladiators to rough up the chief troublemakers.
On every previous occasion, member states preferred compromise to rupture.
The Games are thus a defining moment – an
occasion
for Tokyo’s citizens to consider how we want to be seen, and how we see ourselves – similar to how the 1964 Games were a defining moment for postwar Japan.
On that occasion, Hollande declared his intention to revoke the French citizenship of any individual with dual nationality – including one who was born in France – who was found guilty of “an attempt to undermine the nation’s fundamental interests or for a terrorist act.”
In Valencia at around the same time, on the
occasion
of the annual Fallas celebration, there was Merkel as an evil headmistress delivering to the head of the Spanish government and his ministers “The Ten Commandments of Angela the Exterminator.”
Reflecting on the legacy of the Great War has also been an
occasion
for reviving the era’s mentalities.
I hope and trust that Europe under German leadership will rise to the
occasion.
For too long, the international community has tolerated terrorism – the intentional killing of civilians and noncombatants by non-state actors for political purposes – on the grounds that, on occasion, “one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.”
So the language used on this
occasion
by Fischer, normally the mildest and most courteous of men, should cause us to sit up and take notice.
But, on this occasion, there is reason to believe that economic concerns were a major driver of political change, as evidenced by the massive turnout at the electoral booths.
So they provide a good
occasion
to remind those who support this campaign of its true nature.
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