1.   Forbes and Gore just got in their buses and went off to bed without any formal welcome.

2.   The first cost was paid when Clinton received the formal state welcome outside the Great Hall of the People on the western edge of Tiananmen Square.

3.   After the formal welcome, the agonizing wait began.

4.   Earlier Chi hosted a formal welcome for Cohen in a chilly hall at a military museum, where the two defense chiefs reviewed a Chinese military honor guard.

5.   Goncz and his wife, Maria Zsuzsanna Gonter, began their four-day visit Monday with a formal welcome from Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.

6.   Irish President Mary Robinson began a weeklong state visit to Japan Wednesday with a formal welcome from Empress Akihito and Empress Michiko at the State Guest House.

7.   President Mohammad Khatami greeted Castro, who appeared at the formal welcome Tuesday in a navy suit and tie rather than his usual military attire, with a handshake.

8.   Than Shwe is scheduled to receive a formal welcome on Monday.

9.   The crew and their families were escorted into a nearby tent for a few private moments while the crowd filtered into the hangar for the formal welcome and speeches.

10.   British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to host a reception forailed to organise a formal welcome home.