Sentence examples for occasion given from inspiring English sources

Mr. Gorlier's jocular Italian accent seemed appropriate to the occasion, given the Dart and 500's Fiat Group origins.

"I just thought on that occasion, given the significance of a World Cup semi-final, to give a yellow card would have been an appropriate decision.

"However, on this occasion, given the sensitivity of the subject matter for Japanese viewers, we understand why they did not feel it appropriate for inclusion in the programme".

CELL's annual lecture was an unashamedly glitzy occasion, given by such figures as Stephen Fry, Grayson Perry, Amanda Vickery and Niall Ferguson.

All of which explains the breast-beating inside the England camp ahead of this weekend's Six Nations opener with Scotland at Murrayfield – a highly spiced occasion given extra heat yesterday by the home side's New Zealand-born wing Sean Maitland, whose light-hearted comments will be taken very seriously indeed by some of those on the receiving end.

Amazingly, no fewer than three of the characters in The Club of Queer Trades are red-haired, in just six stories, and on each occasion, given the eerie atmospherics, one cannot help visualising that hair as literally red, practically blood-red.

Robson rose to the occasion, giving the British fans a reason to rise to their feet.

New Yorkers are rising to the occasion, giving Banksy a characteristic, if not uniformly warm, welcome.

It adds to the occasion, gives momentum and motivation to the team and it is never taken for granted.

55 mins: The Lions' line-out proves a real mess on this occasion, giving Auckland the opportunity to spread play across the field.

A grown-up Reuven (Richard Topol) acts as narrator on occasion, giving the play a reflective glow reminiscent of "Conversations With My Father," Herb Gardner's 1992 Broadway success.