11.   Moskovsky Komsomolets predicted that the government would convene innumerable sessions and make bellicose statements to protest NATO raids, but never risk any military steps.

12.   Shocked and embarrassed, the government convened a special commission to look into the conduct of Italian troops in Somalia.

13.   The government convened Thursday to discuss a plan that would prohibit Russians from buying U.S. dollars and other hard currencies and greatly increase the number of rubles in circulation.

14.   The government convened the first meeting Wednesday of a special panel set up to fight hooliganism and racism in English soccer.

15.   The interim government has convened a cabinet meeting for Tuesday to discuss its response.

16.   The government will convene in Jakarta this evening a meeting of leaders and astronomical experts from various Islamic organizations to determine the exact date of Idul Fitri.

17.   The outgoing government hastily convened the Security Cabinet late Tuesday to discuss the situation, including possible Hezbollah shelling of northern Israeli towns in response to the air raids.

18.   Opposition members of both houses demanded the government convene a special debate and vote on the Gujarat issue.

19.   The Georgian government convened after the blast to consider imposing a state of emergency.