1.   At a surprise meeting before evening chow, he announced his retirement to Saigon and introduced his replacement, Major Williams.

2.   In their last weekly meeting before the summer recess the commissioners wrangled over the final wording of the document.

3.   And this is the final council meeting before Christmas.

4.   Were you in that meeting the last meeting before Christmas when we did the talking round the tables?

5.   We can organise meetings before matches, pass on information about ticket news and generally give people with no other contact of the club valuble and interesting info.

6.   At its meeting just before Christmas, the Federal Open Market Committee again decided against an interest rate cut despite acknowledging a weakening economy.

7.   Atlanta Archbishop John Donoghue left the meeting before the vote to prepare for the previously scheduled ordination of a priest.

8.   A Western lawsuit seeks to force ADT to call a meeting before July so shareholders can vote on the proposal to replace the board.

9.   Ahmanson is fighting, through a shareholder referendum and in court, to force Great Western to schedule its annual meeting before shareholders vote on the Washington Mutual agreement.

10.   Bristol-Myers then said it would wait for the FDA meeting before reviewing its options, which could include pulling out of the deal or suing ImClone.