1.   Egan also has yet to pay the customary courtesy call on Kennedy, who is viewed as the dean of Irish policy in Congress.

2.   It was the third sectarian killing in the province in a week and prompted expressions of fear along with the customary calls for calm.

3.   Clinton and several other leaders have refused the customary courtesy calls on the host of the APEC summit, angered by the treatment given Anwar.

4.   The statement did not blame Arafat directly for the bombing but it also did not include the customary U.S. call for restraint by both sides.

5.   The statement did not blame Arafat directly for the bombing, but it also did not include the customary U.S. call for restraint by both sides.

6.   The statement stopped just short of blaming Arafat directly for the attack and did not contain the customary U.S. call for restraint by both sides.

7.   It was not clear, however, whether Heseltine would pay the customary courtesy call on President Jiang Zemin.