"This is a most solemn act," the President told the peasants.

Article 42 states that the anthem may only be used during the following occasions: solemn acts of official, civic, cultural, scholastic or sport character.

After this we proceeded to the greatest and most solemn act of the whole journey-the planting of our flag.

The cutting off of the hair, which was always done when a boy became an ephebus, was a solemn act, attended with religious ceremonies.

In fact it is far from clear how normal was the solemn act of diffidatio.

His grin was so persistent that he had trouble removing it for even that solemn act.

It is such a solemn, human act.

I can make my solemn act of dedication with a whole Empire listening.

This solemn act needs to be performed on the understanding that this is an all-inclusive project - a process which must encompass everybody.

In the Talmud, however, the rabbis explained the ceremony as a more solemn and public act.