1.   Mrs. Mueller said she was not told who sponsored the gathering, but that it appeared to be the Bradley campaign.

2.   Other banks sponsor similar gatherings.

3.   The gathering was sponsored by Arab-American Family Support Center, Sakhi for South Asian Women and Women for Afghan Women.

4.   The gathering is sponsored by The Atlantic Monthly.

5.   This Sunday, Global Exchange will sponsor a gathering in Kabul for victims from several provinces to discuss their tragedies and compensation for their losses.

6.   Because of U.S. Treasury Department regulations that restrict Americans from spending money in Cuba, the gathering was sponsored by an Italian firm, Cristobal.

7.   The four-day gathering is sponsored by the Laotian agency and U.N. Drug Control Program.

8.   The gathering was sponsored by two European cancer research groups and the fashion designer Mariuccia Mandelli, better known as Krizia.

9.   The gathering was sponsored by well-known U.S. consumer advocate Ralph Nader.

10.   The ninth annual gathering is sponsored by the World Economic Forum.