11.   The consortium was formed, and last October held its first big meeting at the University of California at Los Angeles.

12.   The consortium was formed under statutes that require a consensus among all four of its members, company spokesman Rainer Ohler said.

13.   The consortium was formed partly with the intention of avoiding a repeat of the battle between the Beta and VHS standards for videocassette recorders.

14.   The idea of forming a consortium to cooperate and compete against long odds in a high technology industry is nothing new.

15.   Zhuhai officials have been talking to Hong Kong and other companies about forming a consortium to raise funds and carry out the project.

16.   In talks Wednesday with South Korean officials, Gallucci agreed that the consortium would be formed before the year is out.

17.   An international consortium has been formed in New York to help North Korea adopt safer nuclear reactors.

18.   Eight oil companies have formed a consortium that aims to develop the Azerbaijan oilfield, whose reserves are believed to total at least four billion barrels.