1.   After further discussion a small group consisting initially of Eileen, Maureen, Crawford and Leah, was set up to plan the next such gathering.

2.   Anyone who has been to such a gathering knows that the fun-loving atmosphere of these occasions is not ideal to hammer home messages about personal safety.

3.   And the thought of playing in a stadium filled by thousands of people is troubling to many who worry that such a gathering would make an inviting target.

4.   But as parents and grandparents at such a gathering might recite the names of their brood, Guerin would have to be satisfied to be an observer.

5.   But Maslack said he had no qualms about speaking at such a gathering.

6.   Having attended such a gathering, I brought home a blank federal-budget pie chart.

7.   It is the first time such a gathering has been held outside Asia.

8.   It was the second such gathering this month.

9.   It would be the first such gathering in four years.

10.   It was the first such gathering aimed at private equity investments in energy-related start-ups, according to people in the industry.