Only a few such linguistic differences offer occasion for embarrassment or misunderstanding.
The story offers ample occasion for wistful ballads, smoldering torch songs and — above all — show-stopping anthems celebrating the giddy pleasure of unfettered self-expression.
It's the publication in September of the first book in 30 years written and illustrated by Sendak, which offers the occasion for this chat.
(It also spurs him into further contemplation of his own confused, contemptible nature, but of course pretty much everything offers an occasion for introspection for Hamlet, who has an actor's narcissism).
IN THE WATCH (Eos/HarperCollins, $24.95) Dennis Danvers forsakes the emotionally fraught cyberspace of "Circuit of Heaven" and "End of Days" for a time-travel romp that offers fresh occasion for the philosophical musings that undergirded his earlier novels.
Every moment offers an occasion for cherishing, even if it's the silver lining in every cloud.
Whether you believe in the astrological basis for the Chinese New Year or not, the holiday offers an occasion for merriment, delicious food and time with friends and family.
It has also offered an occasion for Americans to confront the moral issues of slavery and segregation.
Their post-earthquake fumbling merely offered the occasion for a broader swath of Mexican society to join the movement.
(Of course, it's the easier days that offer the occasion for the play's wittiest lines, which Mr. Whishaw delivers with élan).
