1.   A public ceremony was canceled, and instead the crew quietly cut a cake and observed a moment of silence.

2.   But the award ceremony was canceled by the sponsor, Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, a wealthy businesswoman, leading to a national debate over freedom of expression.

3.   By then, the fighting was so bad that Dougi and his family canceled the ceremony and went home to avoid injury.

4.   Instead, the ceremony was canceled.

5.   On Friday, after learning Newt Gingrich was a Bills fan, President Clinton canceled the ceremony.

6.   Tensions mounted after Wasmosy canceled a ceremony to swear in Gen. Lino Oviedo as his defense minister.

7.   The awards ceremony was canceled twice, and ultimately, winners were worried about sounding too -- well -- stupid.

8.   The ceremony is canceled in bad weather.

9.   The incidents have gotten so bad that some medicine men warn families they will cancel a ceremony if it is disrupted.

10.   The speaker bowed to White House pressure and canceled a ceremony at the proposed site of an American Embassy in Jerusalem.