1.   High status contacts cannot normally be attracted to small exhibitions -- they may wish to speak to top management or require personal invitation plus entertainment.

2.   After a personal invitation from Johnson, Ford agreed to appear on the show.

3.   It was a personal invitation.

4.   The stolen, candid photograph, an instant slice of life, stepped onto this track as if by personal invitation.

5.   But despite a personal invitation by Dos Santos to address the inauguration, Savimbi has refused to attend because he says he fears for his safety.

6.   Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will make a brief visit to the United States on Thursday at the personal invitation of President Bill Clinton, government spokeswoman Charima Reinhardt said.

7.   Despite a personal invitation by Dos Santos to address the inauguration, Savimbi was not expected to attend because of his fears for his safety.

8.   Horta said he extended a personal invitation to Aquino for when conditions improve.

9.   President Nelson Mandela sent a personal invitation to Mobutu on Thursday to come to South Africa to meet rebel leader Laurent Kabila.

10.   Sosa arrived Sunday carrying a personal invitation from Panamanian President Ernesto Perez Balladeres and met Lee on Wednesday.