1.   By the end of my initial meetings with Robbie, I summed up for myself his emotional development.

2.   It is necessary, therefore, to be well prepared for the initial meeting.

3.   The engagement letter need only be issued after, not before, an initial meeting where potential services are outlined.

4.   The physical aspects of the person seemed to be most important feature of the other person at initial meetings.

5.   Other forms of communication may well be appropriate after an initial meeting.

6.   An initial meeting with Accel Partners, a leading venture capital firm in Palo Alto, occurred last week, according to several people close to the talks.

7.   As awkward and chilly as their initial meeting was, the second meeting between Gates and Jiang in September was warm and cordial.

8.   At an initial meeting, the government and a group of Berbers agreed to set up six work groups to examine the Berber demands.