1.   After years of refusals, the European Union had accepted Turkey as a candidate for eventual membership.

2.   But neither leader publicly mentioned the possibility of eventual Russian membership in NATO, something Putin discussed at their first encounter, in Slovenia, earlier this year.

3.   However, Blair repeated earlier statements that he saw economic benefits in eventual British membership.

4.   Meanwhile, the union is engaging a dozen candidates in negotiations to pave the way for eventual membership.

5.   Negotiated over four years, they are seen as a steppingstone to eventual membership.

6.   Now in one of the great ironies of history, Moscow is moving toward eventual membership in its old nemesis, the NATO alliance.

7.   The commission has now agreed to consider eventual membership for Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania and Malta.

8.   The European Union should also give serious consideration to eventual Croatian membership.

9.   The promise of eventual membership has been the greatest incentive for economic and political reform in the entire region, from Bulgaria to the Baltics.

10.   They would make such procedures a condition for eventual Turkish membership in the organization.