The leading lights of punk-era Boston are convening, for mysterious reasons, in New York City.
The group arrived without notice just as lawmakers from around the state were convening for the week's session.
The General Synod — elected for a five-year term and convening for four or five days every February and July — passes a motion.
The army slapped a curfew on the town, preventing the new, lean-look Palestinian cabinet from convening for its first session.
Still, the Democrats embarked on a spirited campaign, convening for two public debates and crisscrossing the city with pledges to overhaul the office.
Responding to Mr. Abbas's calls for Israel to make more concrete moves before convening for direct talks, he said, "We don't need to pay for the pleasure of speaking to Abu Mazen".
They will be convening for a four-day meeting, the Third Plenum, that is expected to set the tone for Chinese economic and political policy making for the next five years.
A gently wry sense of humor about human foibles and some well-turned exchanges keep the proceedings drifting along pleasantly enough, until characters start convening for the requisite heart-to-hearts and making-up.
Each district, comprising one or more cities, sent a general (boeotarch), several judges, and 60 counselors to a federal government; the federal council of 660 was probably divided into four panels, each in turn convening for one year.
"I have been surprised by how long the response has taken," said Pam Stikkelman, sitting on a biscuit-strewn sofa at the school, where residents have been convening for meals.
Convening for breakfast before a practice over the weekend, Frank played the professor, giving players a pop quiz consisting of 14 questions on their defensive responsibilities, such as specific alignments on ball rotations.
