Sentence examples for were the opening from inspiring English sources

"Unnecessary secrecy in government leads to arrogance in governance and defective decision-making". Those were the opening words of a proposal published by Tony Blair in 1998 to open government to public scrutiny with new freedom of information laws.

JH and Moving Star were the opening act for Patti Smith's 2005 Central Park Summerstage appearance.

Billy Fury was top of the bill, and the Beatles were the opening act.

2. Flair's legendary keyhole covers were the opening salvos that set the magazine apart.

"Another day, another own goal for Labour," were the opening lines of its leader column.

Other big emotional moments were the Opening Ceremony and cyclist Bradley Wiggins' win.

Given Okocha's talismanic qualities, it was a difficult decision to rationalise, as were the opening 10 minutes.

There were the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, and the unveiling of the Woolworth Building, for two.

There were the opening jackets, pin-neat, with matching shorts that finished with pleated print organza: such a simple idea.

It helped that the Royals were the opening-day competition, instead of a team with a major league bullpen.

They were the opening-night heroes — partly for artistic reasons (it was a magnificently measured reading, rich in texture, grand in scope), but also for holding firm while everything around them at the coliseum staggers from one crisis to the next.