But then, after all the sniffling had ceased, I asked myself: why should I cry about this?
But in 21st-century Scotland – just as in the rest of the UK – labels such as "left" and "right", and even "unionist" and "nationalist", had long ceased to be useful.
European integration has long ceased to be animated by passions and ideals which could be viewed as distinctly Catholic.
However, if the UK and other EU states had ceased some, if not all, of their trading activities since 2004, even if only temporarily to make the point, the hand of the international community at the outset of this crisis could have been strong and effective.
International matches had finally ceased in February 1943 on the orders of Joseph Goebbels and his plans for "total war".
Japan ceased whaling in the Antarctic after the ruling, but has continued to hunt the sea mammals in the North Pacific, and now plans to propose a new round of 'scientific whaling' programmes at the IWC.
During the wet summer of 2012, Betty's signal abruptly ceased on the Yorkshire Dales.
He cites two studies, including one by a team of Swedish researchers in 2006 that examined the impact of anabolic steroid use on powerlifters years after they had ceased taking drugs.
The fact Lawrie had not been called back to hearings meant there was little opportunity to "ignore" the inquiry, and he and Spurr stopped corresponding with it when they ceased representing her, no longer having the resources to do so pro bono, Wyvill said.
Obsolete provisions from as far back as the 13th century continue to survive long after they have ceased to serve any useful purpose.
The profits from "credit" were taken by British Gas in cases where private or business customers had been overcharged on the basis of estimated bills, and then changed to another supplier, or ceased using British Gas for other reasons, with the outstanding sum owed to them still on their accounts.
