1.   The meeting was billed as the largest meeting of mutual fund unitholders ever held in Canada.

2.   Their meeting Tuesday was billed as one of the best pitching matchups of the postseason.

3.   Berlusconi had billed the meeting as a gesture of openness.

4.   The campaign billed the meeting at Bush campaign headquarters in Austin as a discussion of common conservative ground -- reforming education, health care and tax systems.

5.   The meeting was billed as an informal, one-time gathering of defense ministers.

6.   The meeting is billed as an informal session.

7.   The three-hour meeting was billed as the first U.S.-Caribbean summit, and there were pointed reminders that the region has felt neglected.

8.   The Spanish meeting is being billed as the Second Intercontinental Encounter For Humanity and Against Neoliberalism.

9.   Though the EU has billed the meetings as a positive sign, officials sought to dampen expectations for a speedy agreement.

10.   The meeting was billed here as crucial for the future of the troubled federation.