Under rules retained by the committee Thursday, the cities cannot invite committee members for visits.

In the 1980s the city of Norfolk, Virginia invited the museum to relocate to a new downtown maritime center.

In Newark, for instance, the city invited private sanitation services to bid for a third of the city's residential collection in 1977.

The city has always invited noisy political expression.

In April 1994, the city invited reporters to observe the first test of the new automated baggage system.

And the city invites others to bid against him.

In the late 1960's, the city invited Gio Ponti to design its art museum.

Yesterday, the city invited private industries and the public to submit ideas on how the system could be used.

The city invited the public to view an architect's model of the proposed conference centre.

The city organises the shows independently, and invites no other major institution to play a significant part.