Sentence examples for acknowledged occasion from inspiring English sources

Back then there was apparently only one channel on TV and two cinemas in the country, so any time any vaguely cultural event happened it was some sort of collectively acknowledged occasion that everyone would experience, disparately but simultaneously.

Abbott then made the comments acknowledging occasions when "things happen".

President Obama acknowledged the occasion in his regular address: "Our citizens keep marching.

Ms. Keys, who was in strong voice and smart form at the piano, made a few awkward attempts to acknowledge the occasion — for instance, when she dedicated "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart" to "all the children of the world who might have to sleep with a broken heart".

Acknowledging the occasion for which the piece was composed, Handel attached descriptive titles to the two central movements: the third movement is called "La Paix" ("The Peace") in honour of the treaty itself, and the fourth is called "La Réjouissance" ("The Rejoicing") to commemorate the mood of elation that followed.

Writer Hutchinson explains that H30 came about because, unlike previous decades, there was no Halloween film coming out in 2008 to acknowledge the occasion.

Mr. Blumenthal has acknowledged that on occasion he has misspoken about his military service.

Dennis C. Blair, the director of national intelligence, defended the agency's wiretapping operation in a statement Thursday as "vital work" in protecting national security, but he acknowledged that "on occasion, N.S.A. has made mistakes and intercepted the wrong communications".

She acknowledged that on occasion, researchers receive invitations to speak at conferences outside their fields.

Like Reed, he is prepared to publicly acknowledge the occasions when he lets down himself and his sport.

The Bush administration has acknowledged on numerous occasions that global warming is real and caused partly by humans.