1.   It is a largely ceremonial position, though he plays a key role in selecting governments.

2.   The Vice Mayor is a largely ceremonial position.

3.   Above all, there is a ritualistic undulation that propels the hoop and then subsides gradually, leaving the dancer in a ceremonial kneeling position.

4.   It is a ceremonial position of no significance, no stature and no consequence.

5.   The FBI had some blacks before then, but they were mostly drivers or held ceremonial positions.

6.   A senior Israeli official said Sharon and President Bush discussed moving the Palestinian leader into a ceremonial position to make way for new leadership.

7.   A senior Israeli official said Sharon and U.S. President George W. Bush discussed moving the Palestinian leader into a ceremonial position to make way for new leadership.

8.   Balaguer had kept numerous generals happy with administrative military posts, ceremonial positions in the presidential palace and lucrative chairmanships of state-run enterprises.

9.   Balaguer had kept his numerous generals happy with administrative military posts, ceremonial positions in the presidential palace and lucrative chairmanships of state-run enterprises.