41.   This year, as every year, Emperor Akihito presided over a solemn ceremony at the Budokan hall, a big auditorium decorated with a wall of yellow chrysanthemums.

42.   Ukraine will close the plant in a solemn ceremony set for Friday.

43.   Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet welcomed Habibi in a solemn ceremony at the President Palace in the capital, Hanoi.

44.   War veterans marked the anniversary with solemn ceremonies across Russia.

45.   Wearing the same flight suit as when his helicopter went down, Hall, looking pale and haggard, walked across the border in a solemn ceremony.

46.   Albright cut short her visit to avoid a clash with the solemn ceremony.

47.   All-religion prayers were offered and wreaths laid at the memorial during a solemn ceremony.

48.   Aristide and Duperval together hoisted the red and blue Haitian flag outside the palace in a solemn ceremony.

49.   At the solemn ceremony, O dragged his feet, indicating he might have been ill, Naewoe said.

50.   The solemn ceremony opened with religious songs and prayers, as the cathedral bells rang out.