21.   The most notable absence at the summit is Iraq, which was not invited.

22.   There are however some notable absences.

23.   Notable absences from the conference will be US and Russian Presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin as well as British Prime Minister John Major.

24.   Notable absences were the US companies Franklin and McGraw Hill, who specialise in technical publications and who normally have the biggest stands at the fair.

25.   Notable absences will be US and Russian presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin as well as British Prime Minister John Major.

26.   The only notable absence among qualifiers in the star-studded field is Colin Montgomerie of Scotland, who skipped the event.

27.   The main notable absence in the string of bilateral meetings is between Vajpayee and Musharraf.