1.   One possibility arises when a relatively small country in international trade participates in a union which has a large share of world trade.

2.   Agreement on the meeting was reached only this morning, Rubin said, so no decisions have been made on exactly which officials from what countries would participate.

3.   But several Communist countries participated, and two swimmers from Northern Ireland were denied permission to compete.

4.   But the U.S. wants to ensure that enough countries will participate so that reciprocal opportunities are open to American companies.

5.   Far more countries participate.

6.   For one thing, Mugabe decided to have the country participate in the generalized plunder of the Democratic Republic of Congo that was being conducted by several warring countries.

7.   For several months, Williams traveled around the country participating in and sometimes mediating mixed-race focus groups.

8.   It was the United States that pushed hardest for Arab countries to participate and is now most discouraged by their absence.

9.   Not all countries will participate in all of the tariff cuts, however.