51.   The meeting is expected to be the first of what will become annual gatherings similar to the longstanding annual meetings among Spanish and British intellectuals.

52.   The protests have also been mostly free of the violence and confrontations that have plagued similar gatherings.

53.   The rally Tuesday in the northwestern city of Monywa followed similar gatherings in the capital, Yangon, and the central city of Mandalay over the past several days.

54.   There was no word by Wednesday afternoon of similar gatherings elsewhere.

55.   A resolution passed at the meeting decided that similar gatherings would take place at an unspecified date across the country to condemn the incident.

56.   A resolution passed at the meeting decided similar gatherings would take place at an unspecified date across the country to condemn the incident.

57.   The rally followed a similar gathering organised last month in Banja Luka, the largest Bosnian town under Serb control.

58.   On Saturday, no similar gathering took place, since the city government was closed for the weekend, Yao Dan said.

59.   Rallies here were called to coincide with similar gatherings in North Korea.

60.   Similar gatherings were in preparation in France, where the main ceremonies were due to take place on Monday.