31.   The ceremony marked the first time diplomats of the major NATO countries have appeared here together in public since the bombing campaign.

32.   The flag-lowering ceremony on Wednesday marks another milestone toward ending the long American presence in Panama.

33.   The group held an impromptu ceremony to mark the occasion, reading from the Bible, singing the old apartheid national anthem and draping the statue in their flag.

34.   The opening ceremony marks the beginning of nine days of competition for athletes with physical disabilities.

35.   The swearing-in ceremony marked the end of a two-year battle to become a citizen.

36.   A ceremony marked the start of the program launched under a military cooperation accord signed by the two countries in January.

37.   A spectacular ceremony marked the event set astride the now open border and attended by a flock of foreign ministers and dignitaries.

38.   Beijing has hinted darkly for months that it might be necessary to hold two separate ceremonies to mark the handover.

39.   Ceremonies marked the withdrawals in Estonia and Germany, although virtually all troops pulled out of Latvia at the weekend.

40.   The western military alliance advanced its eastern flank Friday with a formal ceremony here marking the assignment of armed forces in formerly communist eastern Germany to the NATO command.