1.   Other East European countries may be invited at a later date.

2.   So, rather than inviting participating countries to compete with fancy designs, Portugal has provided temporary quarters for each national pavilion.

3.   The International Olympic Committee invites countries that have national Olympic committees, and there are more of these countries all the time.

4.   Two hundred countries are invited with half the planet watching.

5.   U.S. President Bill Clinton insisted on limiting expansion to the chosen three, with a promise to invite more countries in the future.

6.   U.S. President Bill Clinton insisted on limiting expansion to three countries, with a promise to invite more countries in the future.

7.   U.S. President Bill Clinton insisted on limiting it to three, with a promise to invite more countries in the future.

8.   A decision on which former Soviet bloc countries will be invited first is expected to be taken by the military alliance this summer.

9.   Bakare said African basketball can only improve if more countries from the continent are invited to the Olympics.

10.   Ben-Ezra said tournament rules obligate host states to invite all countries belonging to the international association.