In Scotland bodies of high constables, formed to carry out such municipal duties as curbing riots, still exist at Edinburgh, Leith, Perth, and Holyroodhouse, the last named being prominent on state occasions.
From the 13th century onward, Machiavelli's family was wealthy and prominent, holding on occasion Florence's most important offices.
On occasion prominent Communists in Karlsbad have invited Russians to their homes but their invitations have been brusquely turned down.
THE troonrede, the annual speech delivered by the Dutch monarch to parliament, is in part an occasion for sounding the national mood, and in part an occasion for prominent women to wear exceptionally silly hats.
And several prominent figures used the occasion to assert their political views.
Through the decades, leaders have used the occasions to reward prominent allies and to nurture diplomatic relationships with more or less regularity, depending on the president.
"When it came to personal interactions with Jews or issues that had an impact on Jews, Lincoln did the right thing, on every occasion," Harold Holzer, a prominent Lincoln scholar . . . said in an interview. . . .
By Paul Rudnick "When it came to personal interactions with Jews or issues that had an impact on Jews, Lincoln did the right thing, on every occasion," Harold Holzer, a prominent Lincoln scholar . . . said in an interview. . . .
Curt Levey, a prominent conservative commentator, took the occasion of Justice Scalia's birthday to observe, in a Fox News op-ed, that it was entirely likely that at least one of the five conservative justices would leave the bench during the remainder of the Obama presidency.
Three years ago Khan was invited to a White House dinner with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the only British guest among a group of prominent Muslim sports personalities at an occasion ostensibly to mark the end of Ramadan.
