Sentence examples for held ceremonial from inspiring English sources

The F.B.I. had some blacks before then, but they were mostly drivers or held ceremonial positions.

Researchers now believe that the geoglyphs may have held ceremonial importance, similar, perhaps, to the medieval cathedrals in Europe.

He held ceremonial bill signings and summoned gay rights advocates, some of his most loyal backers, to a gathering to sign an executive order granting antidiscrimination protection to transgender employees at state agencies for the first time.

Even though they were officially sworn in along with Gov. Eliot Spitzer last Monday in Albany, Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson and Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo held ceremonial inaugurations in New York City over the weekend, which were attended by relatives, local officials and other invited guests.

He held ceremonial parades through Melbourne to celebrate VE Day on 10 May 1945, and VP Day on 20 August 1945.

The current search result for that imprecise phrase starts with links to Web pages saying that kings typically hold ceremonial scepters, a reasonable inference.

The name is thought to be derived from the gathering of Indians in the area for the purpose of collecting wood for bows and holding ceremonial, or "medicine," dances.

In the last few months of his term, as the first vicious presidential election contest (between Jefferson and John Adams) geared up, the president did little but hold ceremonial meetings with Indian leaders, accept visits of congratulation and write farewell letters.

Cooper also visits Lake Guatavita in central Colombia, a site that holds ceremonial significance in the story of El Dorado.

From the entrance hallway, past inscrutable guardsmen holding ceremonial sabers, we climb the monumental staircase, which was rumored to have been constructed and dismantled seven times as Ceaușescu toyed with its orientation.

That has included traveling the state to hold events conferring "Great Floridian" awards on a larger-than-usual number of popular public figures, including athletes and Republican donors, and holding ceremonial bill signings around the state for legislation pleasing to interest groups.