11.   Even as a new star was marking his arrival, veteran Tillekeratne was fighting a different kind of battle to prove his mettle.

12.   Its arrival was marked by controversy.

13.   The tradition on Three Kings Day, a Catholic holiday marking the arrival of the three Wise Men to the baby Christ, is to give gifts to children.

14.   Fourteen years ago the symbolic visit marked the arrival of the socialist president who aspired to sweep away the Gaullist heritage of the preceding generation of French leaders.

15.   Adults too poured into the street to stage an impromptu celebration to mark the arrival of the convoy.

16.   Apart from this massive public spectacle there was little else of note to mark the arrival of the victorious Taliban in Kabul Friday morning.

17.   Attitude, backed up by amplitude, marked the arrival of the once extreme in the mainstream of the Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City.

18.   Fabius promised that festivities to mark the arrival of the new notes and coins would be simple.

19.   The pancake is the traditional symbol of the ancient Slav pagan feast of Maslenitsa, which marks the arrival of spring in Russia.

20.   The northern Italian city of Turin was Monday preparing the finishing touches to three days of celebrations to mark the arrival of the Olympic flag next week.