It was a splendid occasion, Mary being received by the Lords of the Council "as if she had been Queen of England".

"What a splendid occasion," said Patricia Smalley, the Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

For such a splendid occasion, he had dressed in the formal deepgreen FT&T uniform.

"I think melodrama is always a splendid occasion to entertain an audience and say things you want to say without rubbing their noses in it," he says.

Lowly domestics living in a rural backwater were seldom accorded such a treat, and here they were with a first-class view of what promised to be a splendid occasion.

The heart of the ceremony - and the singular feature of the splendid but awesome occasion - was the enthronement.

This expertise covers the maintenance, cleaning,proper use and presentation of these assets to create aesthetically correct layouts for effective ambience at such splendid occasions.

Even the celebration of the birthday of a minor saint had to be a splendid occasion.

TRYST Parry scripted the wedding ceremony as carefully as he had the three visions; it was to be a splendid occasion.

The Council would like to add its voice to the hopes expressed here that the transfer of power will be a peaceful and splendid occasion.