In the houses, mango leaves are tied to the doorways to mark the auspicious occasion.    From LearnThat.org.  [yourdictionary.com]

An auspicious beginning for the campaign.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Maniacal laughter from inside the Matthew-Cave seems to indicate that something auspicious is happening.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hero History: Coming Attractions | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference

They also believe as firmly as the Chinese do in auspicious and inauspicious days, spells, magic, and a species of astrology.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither] Reference

This of course creates a climate this is not auspicious, that is unpredictable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Russian President, California Governor Look for High-Tech Trade] Reference

And that regenerate Rishi possessing ascetic energy, who had a low voice, called the auspicious one, -- but she heard him not.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference

My yoga teacher told us that in India it is considered "auspicious" to have long arms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebecca Pidgeon: Huff Post Exclusive Music Download] Reference

KING: Reverend Schuller, is it kind of auspicious, difficult, to pray with the president?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2001] Reference

Technology: An "auspicious" year for investing and expanding into electronics, power, telecoms and technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [PERISCOPE] Reference

Since its got this 'auspicious' tag attached to it, I'm always wary of making such stuff and causing some goof up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Teratti Paal - Mother of all Tambram sweets in Diwali Blogging - III] Reference

So the "auspicious" numbering system means 42 floors are missing from 39 Conduit Road.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

However, "auspicious" is not a word I would use to describe what we're seeing, thus far.    From Wordnik.com.  [G4 TV - TheFeed] Reference

They are among the "auspicious" group that supported the call that dragged us back here.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily News Alert from Israel - COP/JCPA] Reference

A day deemed "auspicious" by an astrologer can lead to thousands of weddings and traffic gridlock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

"auspicious" rocket launch - and of an apparently healthy leader Kim Jong Il mingling with farmers and watching bears at the zoo.    From Wordnik.com.  [ScreenTalk] Reference

A particularly auspicious gift would be fresh fish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sugar in the Milk: A Parsi Kitchen Story] Reference

And the table would be laden with auspicious foods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sugar in the Milk: A Parsi Kitchen Story] Reference

We'll have (unintelligible) because it's auspicious.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sugar in the Milk: A Parsi Kitchen Story] Reference

The omens are auspicious, but monitor Chinese actions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twelve Tips For The Markets] Reference

"A digna is auspicious and conveys purity," Subhash Vyam said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indian graphic artists draw outside the box for nonfiction 'Bhimayana'] Reference

About my, your, our auspicious births — our once in a lifetime.    From Wordnik.com.  [Driving Through The Dharma At Midnight] Reference

The season is considered an auspicious time to buy new goods, including cars.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dealers: Tata Motors to Reopen Nano Bookings] Reference

Luckily for everybody, the fortuneteller deemed the day auspicious after all.    From Wordnik.com.  [Revenge Of The Refugees] Reference

He'll announce his intentions soon-and the leading indicators are not auspicious.    From Wordnik.com.  [Back To Basic] Reference

A less than auspicious showing, but for supporters of Deng Xiaoping it was good news.    From Wordnik.com.  [In China, A Missing Leader Reappears] Reference

PARIS — Saturday did not get off to a particularly auspicious start for Americans in Paris.    From Wordnik.com.  [Serena Williams wins, Roddick loses at French Open] Reference

Qu has heard of mothers flooding hospitals to demand Caesarean sections on a particularly auspicious day.    From Wordnik.com.  [China's Century Babies] Reference

Menopause may be a natural event, but the medical establishment has never viewed it as an auspicious one.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of The Age Of Estrogen] Reference

David Tang wanted an auspicious launch for the New York branch of his Hong Kong department store, Shanghai Tang.    From Wordnik.com.  [Too Many Beautiful People] Reference

Though auspicious in itself, the news from Chicago suggests we could soon face bigger choices than we're prepared for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Risk-Free Babies] Reference

It's an auspicious burst of activity from an actor who not so long ago had pretty serious misgivings about his future.    From Wordnik.com.  [About Jack] Reference

On Woodstock Saturday, the morning papers were reporting the auspicious pro-football debut of college star O.J. Simpson.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twenty-Five Years Later, We're Still Living In Woodstock Nation] Reference

An auspicious birth for little Quentin Edward Nathaniel Queen (by coincidence), who is going to need all the luck he can get.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yankee Hugs And Royal Handshakes] Reference

Branson says he realizes that with war looming in Iraq, "it may not be the most auspicious time" to open a new record store in Kuwait.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letter From Kuwait: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Houston] Reference

The most auspicious of 12 lunar cycles in the Chinese zodiac is the Dragon, and the next Year of the Dragon commences on Feb. 5, 2000.    From Wordnik.com.  [China's Century Babies] Reference

Not quite, but "Back to You" is often funny and endearing, and while the pilot is a little bumpy, it's an auspicious beginning nonetheless.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tune In, Turn On] Reference