Yes, the glammed-up gals were on hand at the pre-Christmas premiere and took to the stage at the close of the performance for a photo opportunity marked out by the apparently unyielding sullenness of Posh Spice (aka Victoria Beckham), who seemed to regard her erstwhile colleagues with the level of enthusiasm Macbeth reserves for the ghost of Banquo.
You can see those opportunities marked out in colour in the Bomb Damage Maps, a series produced by the London County Council during the war showing colour-coded bomb damage across the city, building by building.
"It's a great business opportunity," Mark Lobel, a principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers, said by phone.
This year, it also provided an opportunity to mark the retirement of coxswain Ken Robertson after 25 years' service and countless rescues.
This is like giving chief officers the opportunity to mark their own homework without accountability or transparency.
"The Super Bowl for us is an opportunity to mark our comeback," he said, "and intrigue them to find out for themselves what BlackBerry Z10 is all about".
Ings's replacement Marvin Sordell had an immediate opportunity to mark his first Premier League start by ensuring the absent forwards weren't missed.
"It's an opportunity to mark the occasion and also do a little bit of reinvention," said Nick Gatfield, EMI's president for A&R.
"The Carling Cup represents a great opportunity to mark this season as a successful one, especially at a time of rebuilding," he wrote.
First, Danny Welbeck had the opportunity to mark his Arsenal debut with a goal but instead hit the inside of the post.
"The gold postboxes gave communities even more opportunity to mark the successes of Team GB and Paralympics GB, and became a part of local celebrations of London 2012 across the UK.
