Sentence examples for gravity of the occasion from inspiring English sources

Not everyone, in other words, had a sense of the gravity of the occasion.

And for all the gravity of the occasion, Mr. Bush could not help being Mr. Bush.

All the elaborate rituals of courtesy could not disguise the gravity of the occasion.

The Gunners will go into this at full strength and mindful of the gravity of the occasion.

Whether this had more to do with the gravity of the occasion or the presence of Mr. Eschenbach, a superb Mozartean, was anyone's guess, but Mr. Lang's clean, tidy and stylish playing contributed to a successful performance.

If we're extrapolating emotional states from photographs, how about this: maybe Michelle Obama was a little bit bored, or left out, of what, despite the gravity of the occasion, was essentially her husband's office Christmas party.

Indeed, the only vital bit of atmosphere before the kick-off is when the president of Fifa, Sepp Blatter, is roundly booed.It is five minutes into the game before the gravity of the sporting occasion sinks in.

We have no way of knowing that the funeral itself will be anodyne, a kind of narcotic regression in which we are wrapped in the care of others and the gravity and meaning of the occasion.

"I felt the significance of the occasion.

The enthusiasm of the occasion was infectious.

The symbolism of the occasion is undeniable.