Example sentences of "the occasion [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The occasion is the 25th birthday of the U-K owners club and around half of its 1,300 active members have turned up for the celebrations at Silverstone . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Excessive perhaps , but the occasion was the attempt to convince the clinician of the importance of studying early development . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The occasion was the New York Academy of Science 's conference on ‘ Computer Culture ’ . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The occasion was the first dinner dance at the building to be organised by Staff Club Scotland . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The occasion was the Dr. McKenna Cup final , the setting was the Athletic Grounds Armagh . |
| 11 | The occasion was the baptism of a Danish king , Harald , at the palace of Ingelheim in June 826 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Crowning the occasion was the record-breaking price of £120,000 for Mick Mannock 's VC , DSO and two bars . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | There to mark the occasion was the President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine . |
| 16 | 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 . |