1.   The visit came in the aftermath of the signing of a Chinese commodity loan agreement with the Soviet Union in March.

2.   And both of us were sorry to see the visit come to an end.

3.   As previously reported, the most recent visit came last Friday night, when Trie attended an event with Clinton honoring Democratic Party contributors.

4.   As the visits came to a close, NASA urged a Russia in economic decline to abandon Mir and put its resources into the new international outpost.

5.   But because the visit comes two weeks before Clinton must report to Congress on whether Mexico is a reliable partner in the drug war, narcotics will probably dominate.

6.   But that visit came at a time when Israel and the Vatican did not have diplomatic ties.

7.   But these old-fashioned visits are coming to an end, in a testament to changing lifestyles or perhaps that traditional corporate desire to cut costs.

8.   He let Carter, who was deeply opposed to sanctions, take up a two-year old invitation to come visit Pyongyang as a private citizen.

9.   His last visit with Harrison came in November, two weeks before George died.

10.   His visit comes at a time of continuing political tension in Burma.