Sentence examples for occasion at a from inspiring English sources

On one occasion, at a Conservative conference in Scotland, he followed her into the ladies' toilet.

On another occasion, at a showbiz party, someone passed him a joint and he declined, saying: "It's OK.

The French president, François Hollande, observed the occasion at a news conference in Brussels by indicating that his country should not be singled out for criticism.

For her part, she has endorsed him, and even stood in for him on one occasion, at a meeting where Mario Cuomo also appeared.

More surprisingly, perhaps, there was the recent occasion, at a music festival in Poland, when he was approached by the members of Radiohead, whose musicianship he admires.

But Kennedy's overwhelming victory wouldn't have been possible if he hadn't risen to the occasion at a moment when few thought he had it in him.

On the health service, Miliband announced a new policy last week, with some sense of occasion, at an election campaign launch at the top of the Orbit, that twisted red metal tower above the Olympic Park.

John Updike became a fluent speaker, but never knew when his affliction would return, as it did on one embarrassing occasion at an American Academy annual meeting when his audience laughed, thinking he was putting on a comic act.

I'll never forget an occasion at an Oakland high school when I gave a speech extolling the importance of education.

Studious, disciplined, ambitious, Obama received, in 1991, the honor of being asked to speak at the annual banquet of the Harvard Black Law Students Association, an occasion at which a prominent judge or attorney is usually featured.

At last, here was a moment that graced this occasion, at last a piece of skill that sat well with the two strongest clubs on the planet.