11.   His spokesmen said Murayama hoped to join political discussions Sunday, the final day of the summit talks.

12.   His teachers said he was polite, quiet and punctual and seemed uninterested in joining political discussions.

13.   Hu Jintao, who has sometimes been mentioned as a dark-horse candidate for premier, joined the discussion among delegates from Tibet.

14.   I preach the virtues of Usenet, the collection of thousands of special-interest forums that welcome query and conversation from anyone who joins the discussion.

15.   In Atlanta, Clinton spent almost a half-hour touring Sweet Auburn Curb Market before joining the discussion.

16.   Kalita sat down to join the discussion.

17.   Lebanon was not invited to the talks in Washington, but U.S. officials have made plain their hope that Lebanese officials would join later discussions.

18.   Neff and Citrin also joined the discussion, as did Reed Abelson, Alison Leigh Cowan and Patrick J. Lyons of The Times.

19.   Others have joined the discussion.