1.   The Foreign Secretary opened his speech by referring to the monumental events that now surround us.

2.   His honorary doctorate from Hofstra University in hand, former President George Bush ticked off the monumental events that occurred during his single term with more jokes than commentary.

3.   It is a monumental event for them.

4.   Its discovery was a monumental event that shed new light on prehistoric times.

5.   That his staying after practice was considered such a monumental event does not reflect well on the player or the team.

6.   We would expect the history of an event so monumental as the Gettysburg Address to be well-established.