People who in another time and place would never have talked to one another, never felt compelled to think about one another's existence, found themselves in the same basement restaurants, arguing, agreeing, staging plays, pageants and political rallies, and ruminating endlessly about their entwined love affairs.
The remainder of staging data may be missing for various reasons: certain morphological tumour types have no formal agreed staging system; it was clinically inappropriate to stage the patient; diagnosis and/or treatment was outside the National Health Service; the patient died before staging was complete; or staging information was not transferred to the NCRS.
Not until 1988 did the Henley stewards, acceding to the growing popularity of women's rowing, especially in American universities, agree to stage a separate event for women.
How did 20-odd state racing associations and jockey clubs, scores of racetrack proprietors, breeders and owners — all with conflicting interests — agree to stage horse racing's greatest day?
It is agreed that Stage III and IV patients universally benefit from chemotherapy, but the treatment decision for early Stage II patients is more complicated: there is disagreement over whether Stage II patients should or should not receive additional chemotherapy.
Some supporters had already agreed to stage a protest, chanting for their manager to go.
Then she went to Paris, where Balanchine had agreed to stage productions for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1947.
Geldof, Bono and Curtis had amassed no venues, no internet deal and not a single city had agreed to stage their extravaganza.
With the passing of Nelson Mandela, on whose greatness everyone was agreed, this stage seemed particularly intense and protracted.
"Before agreeing to stage the piece," Mr. Leiser confessed during a recent rehearsal break at the Met, "I dreaded listening to a recording.
Nor does he expect to turn a profit next year with the races, which he has agreed to stage for five years.
