1.   Give a membership to a local cultural organization.

2.   How far remains unclear, since the United States has threatened to block whatever does not give permanent membership to Germany and Japan.

3.   The Los Angeles contingent is hopeful after the expansion committee views the plan and the full membership is given a presentation on Wednesday, they will win league approval.

4.   Linkevicius believes all former Soviet-block countries seeking NATO membership should be given the same admission requirements, the agency quoted him as saying.

5.   Russia stunned a NATO meeting by protesting plans to give membership to East European nations and backed out of a program to improve cooperation between Moscow and the alliance.

6.   Samaranch wants to restructure the makeup of the IOC by giving membership to more federation presidents, lessening the influence of national Olympic committee officials.

7.   He stressed that NATO did not aim to divide Europe by giving membership to ex-Soviet bloc countries in eastern and central Europe.

8.   However NATO has vowed to go ahead and give membership to countries such as the Czech Republic and Hungary.

9.   However, NATO has vowed to press ahead and give membership to countries such as the Czech Republic and Hungary.

10.   However, NATO has vowed to go ahead and give membership to countries such as the Czech Republic and Hungary.