1.   The meeting was preceded by a brief welcoming speech.

2.   The chairman preceded the meeting with a brief welcoming speech.

3.   The Tokyo meeting was preceded by a great deal of diplomatic activity during May.

4.   That meeting will be preceded by a tour of the border port and the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso and briefings with officials from various federal agencies.

5.   The meeting was preceded by comments from some government officials that the zloty could be revalued as well.

6.   The meeting was preceded by talks with top officials in the United Nations and high-level diplomats from around the world in the last two weeks.

7.   The meeting was preceded by what Israeli police described as an abortive car-bombing attempt in the center of Jerusalem.

8.   Arab diplomats have suggested that such a meeting may be preceded by a mini-summit to coordinate Arab stances on how a Palestinian-Israeli truce can be achieved.

9.   Arrests precede pro-democracy meeting.

10.   But Clerides insists that any meeting must be preceded by Turkish acceptance of all U.N. resolutions.