His researchers are now working on a conversational system they plan to use experimentally in the research group's reception area.
If the group's reception in other cities is any indication, there is likely to be heated debate in New York about the efficacy and the ethics of its offer.
But in Alaska, a state that could be pivotal in the 2016 elections, the group's reception has been surprisingly chilly.
The Labour party conference brought with it the usual deluge of lobby group drink receptions.
Other chapters, such as the one by Kogan et al., start out from a more "classical" micro-analytic perspective, asking about the role of group-specific reception contexts and taking into account individual resources acquired before immigration.
All the study groups, conferences, receptions, sports and theatre events, and gatherings with no essential need have been cancelled this month.
The audience gave the entire group a rousing reception.
The group's critical reception was not unsurpassed.
If the increasing emphasis on authentic early-music performance practice seemed to dampen the group's critical reception in later years, it hardly mattered.
On Friday, Mr. Gray's group staged a reception for young people near Capitol Hill to oppose the filibusters, where George P. Bush, the president's nephew, was the featured attraction.
At the same time, an energy industry group held a reception in the basement, serving sliced turkey and cranberry sauce while a tape of Monday night's National Football League game between the Redskins and the Rams played on a projection television.
