1.   But on Tuesday, Arafat and the sheik held a cordial meeting in Gaza.

2.   Congressional officials said that Nickles decided to go public with his willingness to compromise after a cordial behind-the-scenes meeting Thursday with McCain and Feingold.

3.   Indeed, these executives said, the two investors recently had a cordial social meeting.

4.   Nelson, who had a cordial meeting with Knick General Manager Ernie Grunfeld in Milwaukee on Tuesday, is visiting family in Lithuania.

5.   Nor is it usually coincidental if financial windfalls from sources controlled by those same captains of industry happen to follow promptly upon such cordial meetings.

6.   That such cordial meetings could take place now is considered an improvement.

7.   The crown prince and I had a very cordial meeting that confirmed the strong relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States of America.

8.   Pataki also had a cordial meeting with Giuliani Monday and the two Republicans said they agreed about far more than they disagreed about.

9.   Advisers for both men expected a cordial meeting lasting about two hours.

10.   Despite promises of a cordial meeting, their differences were stark.