11.   The inspector from the education department who could be such a trial came to the opening ceremony.

12.   The official opening ceremony was performed by Princess Margaret.

13.   The opening ceremony by the Mayor of Manchester.

14.   The opening ceremony in a hotel ballroom dramatized the political character of the meeting.

15.   The opening ceremony turned into a debacle.

16.   Verbal exchanges in the days leading up to the opening ceremony had served only to heighten the interest in the event.

17.   Yesterday was the first time she had addressed the opening ceremony outside Britain.

18.   The game followed a colourful opening ceremony before a crowd of seventy-four thousand.