1.   And courting potential customers involves sipping champagne in your well-guarded chalet -- which was built for the occasion and will be razed next week.

2.   Sipping champagne after a recent flight, some passengers explained their decision to make the trip.

3.   Sipping champagne after she dropped objections Thursday to the publication of his book, Alan Starkie advised her to read it as therapy.

4.   Sipping champagne after the Duchess of York dropped objections Thursday to the publication of his book, Alan Starkie advised her to read it as therapy.

5.   The politically correct attire for sipping champagne while discussing the handover is now traditional Chinese garb for men and women, Westerners and Chinese alike.