1.   We were all joking and giggling nervously as we waited for the ceremony to begin.

2.   As they stood in the sun waiting for the ceremony to begin, the strangers shared their photos and their heartbreak.

3.   After the Holocaust Remembrance ceremonies began on Monday night, the rabbi was interviewed in Bnei Brak, a religious community near Tel Aviv, through his personal secretary.

4.   But at least that many more were still marching down the streets to the arena as the ceremony began.

5.   But all across McChord, the men and women who will fly and maintain the new aircraft have not waited for the official ceremony to begin their transition.

6.   But minutes before the ceremonies began, Dole was still working on his speech, rewriting a draft he had been given.

7.   By the time the ceremony began, everyone was giddy.

8.   Entertainment Network and three Los Angeles TV stations begin broadcasting live outside the Shrine Auditorium two hours before the Oscar ceremony actually begins.

9.   Exhausted by the anticipation, Christian fell sound asleep just as the ceremony began.

10.   From the somberly attired dignitaries and invited guests to the tourists and schoolchildren dressed in T-shirts, the onlookers were hushed, even before the formal ceremony began.