Sentence examples for Significant occasions from inspiring English sources

Wampum was used symbolically as blood money, for jewelry and gifts, and as a mnemonic for significant occasions.

But the sight of thousands of pilgrims, dignitaries and clergy gathered for one of the church's most significant occasions provided a unified counterpoint to the intrigue.

They played three times last year, all on significant occasions, but Kvitova won all three: the Madrid final, a Wimbledon semifinal and the tour championships final.

In addition, she wrote music for numerous courtly entertainments, intended for performance during the Carnival season or to mark significant occasions in the lives of her patrons.

He capitalizes on his reputation for understatement by saving huge sonorities for significant occasions; as a result, his rare musical outbursts seem not so much theatrical as visceral, as if they were blows sustained in real time.

The event was is described by the royal biographer Hugo Vickers, In his catalogue note for the auction, the royal biographer Hugo Vickers describes the event as "one of the most significant occasions in her long marriage to the duke".

His restaging of this 1979 play, originally devised at Hampstead with Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters, is a significant occasion.

Who were the opposition on the other, rather more significant, occasion?

The nature of the scorers sprinkled a bit of magic dust on an otherwise only mildly significant occasion.

But while much will be written about their success, it was also a hugely significant occasion for the losers.

Yet the build-up to such a significant occasion is being overshadowed by the imminent appointment of Moyes.