Sentence examples for a proper occasion from inspiring English sources

There is a proper occasion and a proper place for this sort of intervention, which requires a cautious approach on his part.

A robin can sing -- a dog can bark or howl on proper occasion -- and in an expressive manner -- but when did a horse ever sing to you -- or neigh a thief from your hall door.

But Cas will have plenty of support at the DW Stadium, which should hopefully make it a proper cup occasion.

Originally an agricultural festival connected with sowing and harvest, it became the proper occasion for the crowning and investiture of a new king.

Wales prop Adam Jones, he of the outrageously shaggy barnet, has rigged himself out with a set of cornrows, a change of style he's presumably been saving for just the proper occasion.

"For nearly a year now, I have been waiting to put this on, but the proper occasion refused to arise.

Ritual kinship (compadrazgo) is frequent, the extent of the institution depending on the extent of observance of Roman Catholic sacraments, because such sacraments are considered the proper occasion for establishment of ritual ties.

Based on studies and practices in many years, rock bolting has become the mainstream roadway support form in China coal mines, and steel supports, grouting reinforcement and combined supports have also been applied at proper occasions, which have provided reliable technical measures for the safe and high effective construction and mining of underground coal mines.

But Inside Job lays out with perfect clarity and a proper sense of occasion why the global economy has reached the state it's in, ie. a mess.

This is as concentrated a distillation of The Contemporary American Experience as could possibly be invented, so it's a proper way to celebrate the occasion.

A court wants to feel that the defendant has a proper respect for the gravity of the occasion.