1.   The club are so concerned, they held a top level meeting this week to stop any more defections.

2.   Beijing typically ties big aircraft orders to the high level meetings between Chinese leaders and their European and American counterparts, using the orders to reward warmer political relations.

3.   Clinton said he and Constantinescu would set up regular high level meetings to discuss the environment, trade and law enforcement.

4.   For Arafat, this would be the highest level meeting he would have with the Bush administration, which had snubbed him before now.

5.   The chance for an agreement rests on sub-Cabinet level meetings that will be held on Thursday and Friday in Geneva.

6.   The remarks came a few hours before a high level meeting between the U.S. and Mexico where two Bush cabinet members discussed immigration reform with their Mexican counterparts.

7.   This had not been a problem during half a dozen lower level meetings between Sinn Fein and British civil servants.

8.   A higher level meeting is expected this week.

9.   A higher level meeting is expected later this week.