11.   Manila meeting marks a turning point in U.S.-China relations.

12.   Officials said Tuesday the Dijon meeting could mark the start of widespread cooperation between Paris and Bonn on defense issues, including in the arms industry.

13.   That meeting marked a warming in relations following a period of high tension over Taiwan.

14.   The EU appeared eager to show its Latin partners that despite past ambivalence, it wanted this meeting to mark a fresh start.

15.   The EU is eager to show their counterparts that despite past ambivalence, they want this meeting to mark a new start.

16.   The EU is also eager to show their counterparts that despite past ambivalence, they want this meeting to mark a new start.

17.   The EU is eager to show their counterparts that despite past ambivalence, they wanted this meeting to mark a fresh start.

18.   The meeting marked a dramatic reversal in a U.S. policy of isolating the rebel Serbs.

19.   The meeting marked the first time that Sheik Ahmed Yassin met a senior Saudi official since he arrived earlier this month.

20.   The meetings marked a turning point that led to the accord.