Somehow those words always seem a fitting introduction to a lively folk dance and a rousing rendition of an Austrian drinking song.

It was my first exposure to the ritual of performance, and it was a fitting introduction, because "Mass," ultimately, is about itself.

It was a fitting introduction to this natural border zone where tropical Africa gives way to the harsh, dry climate of the Sahel.

The opening was a fitting introduction to the melee that followed.

It serves as a fitting introduction to the rumpled and energetic team of Pertschuk and Cohen.

And it's an ethereally fitting introduction, since almost no one seems to know who J Mary is or what she looks like.

It's a fitting introduction to a program that celebrates the art of the writer.

"An ongoing project, the garden provides a fitting introduction to the arboretum and is full of interesting plantings aesthetically combined in a unique setting".

But it was a fitting introduction to Prague - endearing, memorable and utterly forgivable.

It was a fitting introduction to one of the quirkiest bed-and-breakfast experiences we've ever had.