Sentence examples for occasion for something from inspiring English sources

But for activists such as Eddie Chu, one of the leading lights of a new generation of pro-democracy politicians, it has become an occasion for something quite different.

To be honest, my girlfriends and I even write thank you notes to each other on occasion for something very thoughtful we've done or given, but we are the exception to the rule.

But there are lazy afternoons when a beer would be too heavy and the occasion calls for something more than a cold soda.

I thought the occasion called for something more modest and intimate, that he should have let his victory speak for itself.

But sometimes the occasion calls for something more laid-back than a night out.

This occasion called for something unusual, beyond the Coleman's typical servings of touring string quartets and piano trios.

There will, of course, be many occasions for learning something about our shared humanity from these works, but they also provide access to radically different forms of human consciousness, and thereby expand the range of possibilities of what it has meant or could mean to be human".

Already, he is seen as a fogy, with his passion for double-breasted suits on occasions that cry out for something more casual, and an awkward personal manner that can incline to the pompous and patronizing.

One is for one type of occasion, and the other is for something completely different".

Once in a while there's the rare occasion where I'm paid for something I've written, but more often than not, my words never earn a dime.

Once inside the ground it was clear this was no ordinary occasion, for the atmosphere was something special - particularly to a nine-year-old.