1.   At the decision of Mrs. Helmsley, the funeral was not open to the public and the press, and no public officials were invited.

2.   Bush spoke at the commencement of the University of Notre Dame last year and has frequently invited Catholic officials to the White House.

3.   City officials were not invited to the meeting.

4.   Ferrer then invited officials supporting him to the stage, producing another mostly nonwhite tableau.

5.   Finally, when Mohajerani was asked whether former American officials might be invited, he had clearly had enough.

6.   For instance, charter educators could write papers about their programs, invite district officials for visits and hold statewide public education conferences each year.

7.   For many, the more significant event was a quiet morning ceremony at the Murrah site, to which no public officials were invited.

8.   Getty institute officials were invited, but they said they were unable to attend because of previous plans.

9.   He invited officials from these countries to Washington in November.

10.   In recent weeks, Russia has ostentatiously turned toward the East, inviting officials from China, India and Iran.