Last week, they held a major meeting with all the nations of Africa represented.

The dissidents said only that the meetings represented a positive and conciliatory first step by the Government.

For the board, the meeting represents a sharp concession.

This meeting represented an important turning point in his career.

Above all, the meeting represented the many ironies and contradictions that are the Middle East.

Do the participants in the meetings truly represent "the public"?

The meeting represents the best hope for the two sides to try to work out a revenue-sharing plan.

This meeting represented a serious challenge to his powers, Oakes knew, and he intended to meet it head on.

The meetings of these two minds in March will not represent any particular surprise for either.

Administration officials said that the Justice Department position and the meeting did not represent a change of policy, but environmentalists disagreed.