1.   Consider the invitation to the recent reopening of the restaurant La Cote Basque.

2.   John Franco considered the invitation and finally shook his head.

3.   Powell was asked whether, if Dole invited him onto the ticket, he would consider the invitation.

4.   China is considering an invitation from the United States to observe military exercises, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

5.   Greenpeace and the skipper would consider an invitation for next summer.

6.   He said China was considering the invitation.

7.   Jackson had said in Washington that the Taliban invited him and he was considering the invitation, though there were indications the White House would discourage such a trip.

8.   Sison is considering the invitation but is preoccupied with appealing a Dutch Justice Ministry ruling rejecting his request for political asylum, Torres said.

9.   The Iranian federation said it was considering the invitation.

10.   Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Arafat would consider the invitations from the Israeli museums.