Example sentences of "the occasion was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The occasion was a seminar of the Arkleton Trust held at Arkleton , Langholm , Dumfriesshire on ‘ Disadvantaged Rural Europe — development issues and approaches ‘ . |
| 2 | The occasion was a splendid one , to be remembered afterwards as one of the high points of the Empire . |
| 3 | The occasion was a Dahlem workshop organised by the Free University of Berlin . |
| 4 | The occasion was a documentary film I was making on the life of Airey Neave , the MP who had masterminded her election to the Tory leadership and , as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , been killed by an IRA car bomb when leaving the Palace of Westminster . |
| 5 | The occasion was a small — dinner-party given by Arthur Bryant and his wife at which Moira and I were the only other guests . |
| 6 | The occasion was a lobby briefing when Rab quipped : ‘ capax imperii nil nisi imperasset , ’ which might be roughly translated as : apparently able to govern until called upon to do so . |
| 7 | George Burt 's original address was read , the band played and the occasion was a huge success . |
| 8 | The occasion was a closely kept secret , but somehow there seemed to be a ‘ leak ’ as photographers appeared from behind every tree and bush — one was even chased by a bull whilst crossing a field ! |
| 9 | The occasion was a joint one , the presentation of ‘ wings ’ to 12 flyers who have just qualified , in the presence of five surviving Second World War pilots . |
| 10 | For some the occasion was a moving reminder of fallen friends , of youthful bravado that often ended in tragedy . |
| 11 | The occasion was an immediately recognisable lunch party , after which Comfort and some of the other guests had gone off to swim in the nearby river , while Anthony and Julia had sat together , digesting and beginning to explore the edges of the feeling that was growing between them . |
| 12 | The occasion was an F.A . |
| 13 | The occasion was the annual dinner of the Corporation of London 's planning and Communication Committee at the Mansion House , when Charles seized the opportunity to say a few words about the plans for the redevelopment of Paternoster Square . |
| 14 | The occasion was the bi-annual Fancy Food Show , which attracts more than 30,000 visitors and is one of the principal routes into the US consumer market . |
| 15 | Excessive perhaps , but the occasion was the attempt to convince the clinician of the importance of studying early development . |
| 16 | The occasion was the purchase of a new carpenter 's apron for my father and Mum said that as a special treat , my two sisters and I could travel on the bus , one way . |
| 17 | The occasion was the New York Academy of Science 's conference on ‘ Computer Culture ’ . |
| 18 | The occasion was the 275th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of England and the 25th anniversary of the appointment of the ‘ Most Worshipful ’ Duke of Kent as Grand Master , or senior Freemason . |
| 19 | The occasion was the first dinner dance at the building to be organised by Staff Club Scotland . |
| 20 | The occasion was the launch of the Glasgow Central profit plan by branch manager , George Houston at the service meeting held at the former home of the Maxwell family [ not Robert 's relations ] at Pollock House . |
| 21 | The occasion was the Dr. McKenna Cup final , the setting was the Athletic Grounds Armagh . |
| 22 | The occasion was the baptism of a Danish king , Harald , at the palace of Ingelheim in June 826 . |
| 23 | The choice of " Victory Day " for the occasion was the Caudillo 's way of restating his belief in the legitimacy of his regime and of reminding its members of their shared responsibility in its creation and their common interest in its continuation . |
| 24 | Crowning the occasion was the record-breaking price of £120,000 for Mick Mannock 's VC , DSO and two bars . |
| 25 | The occasion was the video launch of the Dustin Hoffman movie Accidental Hero which tells the story of how one man clambered from seedy obscurity to achieve great things . |
| 26 | There to mark the occasion was the President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine . |
| 27 | Another who rose to the occasion was the shadow Scottish Secretary , Tom Clarke , whose speech , while a little lacking in vision , was delivered with a verve which must surely silence his critics . |