Sentences with phrase «focuses on a ceremony»

Shulkin noted that on Veterans Day the department traditionally focuses on a ceremony held at Arlington National Cemetery.

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It makes sense to simply leave moments of silence for individuals to pray or contemplate in there own way and keep the ceremony focused on the unifying factor, our nationalism and humanity.

Guided by these two analogues, the homiletician is freer to examine the relationships between preaching and other expressive forms — literature, storytelling, drama and art, for example — and also focus on those sites for ceremony and ritual in our culture where persons are drawn together in fellowship and community.

Yes, focus on Jesus and His victory on the cross, not on those defeated enemies who want to trip us up on the way to the coronation ceremony.

«It has been widely supported for the past 10 years and rather than have disagreements over which religious leaders participate we would like to keep the focus of our commemoration ceremony on the family members of those who died.»

«People who aren't focused on quality don't belong in this community,» Brewers Association director Paul Gatza said during the opening ceremony.

Then she was compromised by a shin injury 10 days before opening ceremonies, a news development that focused additional attention on her.

The TV cameras were focusing in on Yoshida and the other owners of Wajima at the victory ceremonies when the Japanese industrialist, grinning ever so slightly, took a pack of Marlboros from his pocket and held it up in front of him.

Since President Obama announced that he was including Caitlin as a member of the U.S. delegation to the Closing Ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, the media's focus has seemed to be on the fact that, along with former tennis great and founder of the Women's Sports Foundation, Billie Jean King, Caitlin was somehow picked because she is openly gay, not because she won a bronze and silver medal in women's ice hockey at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics and is an outstanding young woman.

But the ceremony and the eulogy by his son, Governor Andrew Cuomo, focused on the personal as well as the political.

Beijing's ceremony focused on synchronised spectacle in a manner which reflected its political and social culture.

If Smith were planning the ceremony, she said she would encourage the couple to focus on their story while also adding a political element to acknowledge Quinn's status as the state's most prominent LGBT figure, such as readings excerpts from court rulings in support of marriage equality.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa wanted a ceremony to honor the artistic talents of several Washington Heights schoolchildren Thursday night to focus on education.

Gingerich, who was feted in the opening ceremonies with an honorary degree from the university (and also given a fitted, blue velvet academic cassock tailored to his measurements), focused his presentation on the number of surviving copies of the Rudolphine Tables.

The ceremony was attended by Cao Jianlin, vice minister of China's Ministry of Science and Technology, who welcomed the new center as it «brings in world's leading technology as well as focusing on fostering local talents.»

Monsanto's strong focus on employee recognition includes quarterly recognition events, as well as an annual «Above and Beyond» awards ceremony, with the highest awards going to scientists who have discovered products.

So it can be more specifically the study of plants that people use for food, for clothing, for medicine, for construction, for ceremony, for decoration — any useful plant you might talk about and I've specifically focused on the medicinal plants and the edible plants and with my research on chocolate, I guess, the psychoactive plants too, you could say.

I'm relieved because in every moment of every single day up until that medal ceremony, my focus was on the destination.

We had a Catholic ceremony, so the order and traditional nature of the ceremony were set, which allowed us to focus on the music.

We'll have a new Oscar Circuit article on Monday that focuses on the race, as well as the individual look at each category going all the way to the Oscar ceremony.

Handed out annual by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the Gothams dole out a handful of pre-announced tribute awards as part of a ceremony that focuses on indie films.

A jubilant Ava DuVernay was named entertainer of the year at an NAACP Image Awards ceremony that focused on the black community's power to create change.

Film Independent, the nonprofit also behind the L.A. Film Festival, has since 1984 thrown a festive awards show every year on Santa Monica Beach in Hollywood the night before the Academy Awards, a counterpoint to that ceremony meant to focus on smaller budgeted, more independently produced films.

As stated in the comments of an earlier post, my whole indoctrination into cinephilia was prompted by the Oscars and I sought out and learned so much Old Hollywood BECAUSE of the ceremony's focus on multiple generations.

A jubilant Ava DuVernay was named entertainer of the year at the NAACP Image Awards ceremony that focused on the black community's power to create change.

The procession of black dresses that began at the Beverly Hilton's red carpet moved to the winner's podium as films and television shows driven by women — «Lady Bird,» «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» «The Handmaid's Tale,» «Big Little Lies» and «The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel» — prevailed at a ceremony marked mostly by serious speeches focusing on months of allegations and admissions of sexual harassment within Hollywood.

The most intensive preparations focused on the awards ceremony.

The 2012 commencement ceremonies gave graduates, faculty, staff, family, and friends an opportunity to focus on and appreciate the diversity that surrounds them.

Researchers also saw examples of the positive impact of schools adopting Indigenous cultural practices — including the adoption of smudging ceremonies, talking circles and eagle - feather ceremonies in Canada and an alternative approach to student discipline in New Zealand focusing on restorative practices.

Focus on the old - world beauty of temple ceremonies and the music of gamelan instruments floating in the wind.

With the focus on motorsports and working alongside the FIA, Polyphony Digital are striding into the world of eSports, with an online championship for both nations and manufacturers which will be honoured at the FIA's annual ceremonies at the end of the year, alongside the WEC, F1 and other sports.

The prestigious award ceremony at the spectacular Christ Church Spitalifields, a restored Hawksmooor Baroque church, in London's East End, will be filmed by ITN Productions and will also feature the premier of the programme Changing the Game — a documentary focusing on the video games industry.

For more on the latest Indie Obscura news, be sure to check out our previous coverage of the results of this year's IndieCade Awards Ceremony, Hello Neighbor's upcoming open alpha weekend, and the soundtrack - focused new Shadow Warrior 2 «Behind The Theme» trailer.

Despite the ostensible differences between Noguchi and Sachs — Noguchi focuses on the sublime, Sachs on social systems; Noguchi celebrates the majestic, while Sachs leans toward the satiric — «Tea Ceremony» establishes a correspondence between the artists that seems to push conventional interpretations of their work.

Others are installations hand - formed objects reflecting imagery from nature focusing on the idea of a moment captured in time, a nod to the concept «ichi - go ichi - e» originally from the Japanese tea ceremony.

The Open competition winner will be announced on 28 March, while the Professional and Student Focus recipients will be revealed on 20 April at a special awards ceremony in London.

The four - day event with the focus on the inaugural ceremony of IBA will also be open to the wider public, consisting of conferences and panels.

With worldwide attention focused on the awards ceremony, Global Green organizes fuel - efficient transportation each year to allow celebrities the opportunity to demonstrate their concern for promoting energy independence, combating global warming and protecting the environment.

I enjoy the calm, reasonable, laser - like focus on each issue and wish that there was some public shaming ceremony for those who bring false claims.

The law governing weddings is largely focused on regulating the buildings in which a marriage ceremony can take place.

Her legal team for the games includes five full - time lawyers — one focused on intellectual property, one on privacy issues, one for freedom of information requests, one who specializes in broadcast and ceremonies, and a generalist.

And if couples get too deep into wedding season without focusing on the right questions, they may have a wonderful ceremony that (sadly) ends up being the highlight of the marriage.

Many couples become hyper - focused on the upcoming ceremony and can neglect some of their partner's needs along the way.

Speaking at the award presentation ceremony at the Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Ranker told the crowd; «It is time we focus on the economy.

«As much as we focus on what we are doing today and in the future to further improve quality of life, it's also important to remember those who have contributed to our quality of life in the past,» said Lorne Weiss, president - elect of MREA, who participated in the unveiling ceremony.