Blakely herself will be in McLean on Friday to cut the ribbon at the first Spanx mall store.

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Then he hears of plans to invite the king of Tonga, not the prime minister, to cut the ribbon at a store.

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Right after the neighborhood tour, we helped to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Green Impact Zone Community Assistance Center.

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The whole network will be officially opened on Saturday, with three events being held at Flint, Aberystwyth and in Cardiff Bay, where environment minister John Griffiths will cut the ribbon to the network.

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When they arrived, one prisoner was made to cut a pink ribbon for the cameras.

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On a visit to Cumbria, Princess Anne cut the ribbon across the new Northside Bridge and met PC Barker's widow Hazel.

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Transport Secretary Philip Hammond cut the ribbon to officially open the road tunnel, which has taken four and a half years to build.

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