11.   In this respect, many co-operatives expect the number of loan applications to rise two or three-folds from March onwards, after the festive celebrations have ended.

12.   Lucky for us, some countries have their own festive celebrations which is why in some boutiques we have localised thematic displays.

13.   South Korea initially had hoped for a festive joint Korean celebration but abandoned the plans amid the chilled mood.

14.   The closing of the Falim wholesale market for the festive celebrations also saw prices of fish go up at the Central and Buntong wet markets.

15.   The biggest movement being on the day after the festive celebrations where the index shot up by over twenty per cent.

16.   The club held the festive celebration for all regardless of their faith to share the spirit of goodwill, especially among the younger generation.

17.   The versatile chateau is alternately a bright backdrop to festive celebrations, in flames as horsemen attack during the French revolution, or under bombardment in World War II.

18.   Under a steady drizzle, tens of thousands of foreign guests and Taiwan spectators crowded the plaza for the festive celebration, which featured colorful parades.