Harry Truman -- President Truman once described the end of a war as "a solemn but glorious honor -- excuse me -- "a solemn but glorious hour.
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"The funeral was a solemn affair with a few friends present, " her daughter Usha Ratra told PTI.
There is something sick about reducing a solemn act to a few characters.
Forty-five years ago, we made a solemn compact as a nation that senior citizens would not go without the health care they need.
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In 1294, Pope Celestine V, only five months after his election, issued a solemn decree declaring it permissible for a pope to resign and then did so.
But Holy Week, the Christian festival that commemorates the last week of Jesus' life, is a solemn celebration, and once mass begins, a calm settles over the congregation.
The narrative unfolds in a solemn, glum, stately manner more like a Biblical parable than like a crazy backwoods folktale.
In most cases of fallen service members, there is a solemn funeral ceremony when their remains are returned home, and a respectful obituary in the local newspaper.
After a solemn first day out of deference to Gulf Coast states taking a battering from Hurricane Gustav, the Republican National Convention reverted to its traditional form as a gathering of partisan speakers and party activists, serving large helpings of rhetorical red meat from a litany of well-known Republicans and former presidential candidates.
Ordinary savers who had received a solemn assurance that deposits up to 100, 000 euros were safe are now being asked to take a haircut.
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In contrast, the President, who at the time of his inaugural takes a solemn oath to preserve and protect equal justice under the law for even the most humble of Americans, is a giant figure.
Mr Obama, meanwhile, said America's commitment to the security of Israel was "a solemn obligation".
Mary's Church of the Assumption that held a solemn first Mass since the blast.
As President, I have a solemn responsibility to protect our nation and our people.
So when they call on us, we have got a solemn obligation to answer that call.
The more I looked at it, the louder a solemn, unusual melody seemed to ring out.
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When Tracy(ph) and Craig Hecht(ph) got engaged three years ago, they made a solemn pledge.
Every U.S. government official swears a solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.
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This nation of ours has got a solemn duty to defeat this ideology of hate.
Four years ago, the Saudis gave a solemn and specific promise to the United States.
Each one had a solemn appearance, frightening eyes that looked right through you below their crunched frown.
This is a solemn responsibility, given the extreme consequences of potential failure on any one of these counts.
By contrast, they lend a solemn presence to the funeral music for Siegfried.
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The theme itself has the aspect of a saraband, or a solemn dance.
Voters, on this model, approach the election as a solemn choice between the specific policies offered by each party.
It is a solemn funeral for the planet, with the relics of recycled bags and deconstructed car chassis setting the mood.
We raise this flag as a solemn reminder of our obligation to always remember the sacrifices made to defend our Nation.
Clergy from the four main Christian denominations in Northern Ireland said prayers, while a military marching band provided a solemn musical accompaniment.
President Bush attended a solemn ceremony on the grounds Thursday, along with dignitaries and family members of those killed in the attack.
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It sees the shop as an island of peace and reconciliation, and paints Calvin's financial woes as a solemn issue of patrimony.
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