Sentences with phrase «sad occasion of»

I came across it recently on the very sad occasion of a memorial service for one of my dearest and closest friends, my former law school roommate Doug Kendall, who died in September at the far too young age of 51.

I also had an honour to re-watch several films by an inimitable master director Jan Němec on the big screen on a sad occasion of his passing.

So, it is fair to say that Walter and I were oil and water, but it is nonetheless my privilege to write this memorial on the sad occasion of his untimely death on 29 May following a traffic accident in Greece.

And, on the extraordinary and sad occasion of the death of his father, former governor Mario Cuomo, there was a self - deprecating and introspective - sounding Cuomo, delivering one of his best speeches ever.

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We saw something similar as the corrections of the English translations of the Mass were adopted over a year ago, when bringing the American Church into prayerful unity with the rest of the Catholic world (where «and with your spirit» had never been dropped) was an occasion for high drama and sad, heavy sighs among American Catholics in habitual tension with Rome.

The familys and friends of these brave Americans are going through enough without dealing with some group using this sad occasion as a forum for their «message».

sad but true, it is all extremely competitive (hence all the references to it in online situations in the comments above) and i try to absent myself from those kinds of situations / friendships / occasions whenever possible (including stepping away from certain blogs, especially those which debate the merits of washing the white stuff off washed organic carrots) btw to me your post came out as a long - drawn out whine apology about being judged as judging - one thing i learned in presenting my work was to never apologise for it, period.

Arena Flowers is trusted to produce truly stunning flowers for all occasions, whether it's a joyful moment, such as a wedding or a birth, or for sad times when beautiful tributes are needed to express your sense of loss.

He added: «It is sad that Alhaji Aliu Mahama, who so distinguished himself in the office of Vice President of the Republic, could not witness this day; it is heart - breaking that Otanka Obetsebi - Lamptey, my childhood friend, is not here by my side today to savour the moment; it is difficult to accept that Adams Mahama, the dynamic chairman of our party in the Upper East Region, is not here with us; it is tragic my cousin and political neighbour, J.B Danquah Adu, is not here with us; it is sad that the bubbly Peter Wiafe Peprah is not here; it is painful that young, bright, hardworking and cheerful Kwabena Boadu is not here with us; and that Abubakar Siddique should miss this occasion.»

On a number of occasions I had actually given him good reason to feel quite annoyed with me and the most I got was a sad smile or a raised eyebrow.

There are times when you have to go out of town for some work or occasion, skipping your workout routine will make you feel sad, but with bodyweight exercises, you can continue your workout anytime anywhere because these exercises can be done anywhere without the use of any heavy machinery or gym equipment.

It's kind of sad when I think about the collection of dresses that are just hanging there waiting for an occasion.

After 25 years it still remains my most favorite saga of movies and one of my most favorite movies to watch for any occasion, either I'm sick, sad, happy or whatever.

President Bush and writers for op - ed pages around the country seized on the news as an occasion for lamenting the sad state of American education.

«It's sad that on this occasion divorce does pay,» said Mr. Roundell as he was leaving Sotheby's after the sale, which brought a total of $ 163.7 million, just under its $ 167.2 million high estimate.

Here is critic Hilton Kramer on the occasion of the Guggenheim's 1970 retrospective: «The last three decades of Picabia's production are among the saddest of modern times.

That sad occasion was accompanied by the untimely death of her sister Beatrice eight years later, pushing Smith further into the examination of the inevitable death.

Our parent — child model of SAD posits a host of variables that converge to occasion the onset and maintenance of this disorder.

The sad consequence of getting insufficient rest is that they can't work effectively, become irritable and on occasion may even be prone to outbursts of anger.

In my 35 - year real estate career, I've often had the sad occasion to observe the destruction of a family by divorce.