1.   A lavish welcome had been laid on by Mr Smith - not just a teddy bear but also a Rolls Royce.

2.   A lavish welcome had been laid on by Mr Smith -- not just a teddy bear but also a Rolls Royce.

3.   THE body of former President Ferdinand Marcos returned to the Philippines today to a lavish welcome by thousands of supporters -- four years after his death in exile.

4.   Castro gave his Peruvian counterpart a lavish welcome, underlining how rarely heads of state visit Cuba.

5.   Castro gave Fujimori a lavish welcome, underlining how rarely heads of state visit Cuba.

6.   His Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, who had invited him, had prepared a lavish welcome at the border and a weekend summit.

7.   His Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, who had invited him for a weekend summit, prepared a lavish welcome at the border.

8.   Since his Saturday arrival, the Cuban leader has received a lavish welcome from Italians.

9.   But the lavish welcomes are some way off.

10.   The United States is preparing a lavish welcome for Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma when he visits here this week to send a message to Moscow that Washington values reformers.