Given the occasion and the derby factor, it was a remarkably open match, but it had an edge.
Notably, given the occasion, neither of these singers is American.
They may be minor measures, but he'd obviously given the occasion some thought.
4.35am BST 64 mins Portland have come back from conceding the first goal before this season, but this is another magnitude of challenge given the occasion.
All perfectly in order, given the occasion, but the strictly celebratory rarely makes compelling viewing, which is why anything not involving a panoply of royal correspondents has been most welcome – even if still on a royal theme.
Was he not under obligation, given the occasion, to travel as fast as he could — get serious out there, before a watching world, and wrestle the record down to something superhuman, around the 9.60 mark?
The exception — not surprisingly, given the occasion — was Mr. Adams's "Scratchband" (1996), a vigorous, bright-hued, pop-tinged work that in both spirit and substance perfectly suits this band.
The overall tone of the work, given the occasion for which it was written, which was a celebration as much as a farewell, seemed curiously dark and world-weary at the time.
When he turned to walk toward the center of the square, his way was blocked by eager fans, all of them doing their best, given the occasion, to respectfully stifle their shrieks of joy.
But Friday afternoon, given the occasion, the venue and the rivalry, must rank as one of their blackest cricketing sessions in long memory.
But, of course, given the occasion, and given the fact that nearly everyone has an Apple product near at hand, the hot air and exaggeration do get extreme, particularly on television.
