11.   There will also be closed parks, searched boats, blocked streets and all the other inconveniences of a major political convention.

12.   They vowed to extend their street tactics further over the next two days in the downtown blocks around major convention hotels.

13.   Video rentals are the only escape, as more and more television news organizations provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of major political conventions.

14.   When two major conventions decided last week to leave New York and return to Boston next year, tourism officials could barely contain their excitement.

15.   A major banking convention last weekend filled major hotels almost to capacity.

16.   Cavalier said Thailand has yet to sign the major international conventions relating to the protection of cultural objects.

17.   More problematic is getting everyone to sign seven major international conventions designed to ensure quick, cost-effective movement across frontiers, he said.

18.   The Hoyas and Terrapins both discovered that due to a major convention in the Anaheim area, alternate housing had to be arranged until Tuesday night.

19.   The Las Vegas Hilton became known as a destination for high rollers and a major convention hotel.

20.   The statistics bureau said retail sales were boosted in November by a number of major conventions and events.