1.   Ancient peoples conducted rituals as comets raced past Earth.

2.   A bad harvest or unexplained death may mean the gods are angry, so Shinto priests are often summoned to conduct purification rituals.

3.   Even today, the emperor conducts secret rituals at harvest time in which he is supposed to mate with the earth goddess.

4.   Still, Shinto rituals are conducted in private and have followed the same pattern for centuries.

5.   The party listened as the clergymen conducted the ritual of committing human remains to the sea.

6.   The tribe conducting its rituals here is not the reconstituted Mohegan people.

7.   Organizers had originally intended the other grand champion, Takanohana, would conduct the ritual.

8.   Organizers had originally hoped the other grand champion, Takanohana, would conduct the ritual.

9.   Organizers said that in antiquity, girls about to be married would conduct a ritual involving the doll so they would be cleansed and fertile.

10.   In an effort to convince them of the strength of their supernatural powers, the sheikhs conduct rituals during the digs.