1.   Although Arafat made no comment, he seemed pleased as he left by helicopter to attend Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem.

2.   As a result of his investigations and performances, Tirino was invited to attend celebrations of the Lecuona centenary last year in Cuba.

3.   But a number of those who attended holiday parades on Monday said they had never attended Memorial Day celebrations before.

4.   Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone attended the celebration and offered higher praise.

5.   Hope that things would get better soon was also in the mind of others who attended the celebration.

6.   I asked my company for two weeks off to attend the celebration, but they refused.

7.   Infantes, who had grown up on Williams Avenue, was attending a celebration next door.

8.   MacLean also said the streets immediately around the Mall will be closed Friday and that people attending the celebration will have to pass through checkpoints.

9.   Nevertheless, Holder urged Americans to be on guard if they attend crowded new year celebrations scheduled across the country.

10.   Much to her own surprise, Mary even attended a celebration of his union with a life partner while still maintaining her own questions about sexual morality.