Sentence examples similar to arrival of dignitaries from inspiring English sources

As they awaited the arrival of various dignitaries, they chatted in little groups and waved to each other over the heads of their colleagues.

From the arrival of the dignitaries, announced by the Sergeant At Arms, to the "Mr. Speaker, the president of the United States!" to almost-always-awkward "response" from the opposition.

After arriving yesterday in Santiago, to crowds of emotional onlookers and the arrival of more foreign dignitaries — Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff from Brazil, and Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer legend — Fidel's ashes were buried today, according to his wishes, in Santiago's venerable Santa Ifigenia cemetery, the most symbolically potent of Cuba's graveyards.

The 240 massed pipes and drums from 12 international territories played ear-piercing renditions of Wi' a Hundred Pipers and The Bloody Fields of Flanders to herald the arrival of various Commonwealth dignitaries.

In Iraq these days, the arrival of any visiting dignitary is heralded as a triumph.

A number of dignitaries were present.

Of course, we have a lot of dignitaries in town.

We also have a lot of dignitaries from San Francisco.

Tomorrow, hundreds of dignitaries will attend a celebratory Mass.

They were not concerned with the movements of dignitaries".

Another day, another event, another line up of dignitaries.