1.   There was a solemn ceremony in an ancient Roman church.

2.   Germans and Allied leaders sat side by side at solemn ceremonies in Berlin after earlier ceremonies in Paris.

3.   He presided over a solemn ceremony in Hanoi to mark the return to the United States of the remains of three people thought to have been American military personnel.

4.   In a solemn ceremony amid the black stones of a memorial hall, the first lady placed a wreath.

5.   In the solemn ceremony at Beth Abraham Synagogue, the couple stands under the traditional wedding canopy, which symbolizes the home they will create together.

6.   Monday, in a solemn ceremony, that green beret was dedicated as part of the permanent collection of the John F. Kennedy Library.

7.   They were in Washington with hundreds of others for a solemn ceremony to honor fellow police officers who had been slain in the line of duty.

8.   Palm Sunday opens a week of solemn Catholic ceremonies that culminate seven days later on Easter, when faithful recall the resurrection of Jesus.

9.   Palm Sunday begins a week of solemn ceremonies that culminate on Easter, when faithful recall the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

10.   At least twice in recent weeks priests in this Catholic, phone-addicted country have interrupted solemn ceremonies to answer their portable telephones.