1.   The minister kept him waiting two hours, then two days, then remembered a pressing prior engagement.

2.   But I had a more pressing engagement with turkey and cheese.

3.   Either way, they will free you up for the more pressing engagements of the season.

4.   Michael Jordan has a few more pressing engagements.

5.   Those who departed had previous pressing engagements.

6.   A senior Afghanistan minister was scheduled to attend the conference as an observer but could not make it due to pressing engagements at home, officials said.

7.   On Sunday, however, two heavyweights -- President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa -- pulled out because of pressing engagements at home.

8.   On Sunday, however, two heavyweights -- Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa -- pulled out because of pressing engagements at home.

9.   On Sunday, Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa said they were not coming because of pressing engagements at home.