Gone, apparently, are the days when being an actress on a low-rated sitcom or a table-flinging Real Housewife was enough to guarantee an invitation to sit in the front row at New York Fashion Week.
Letters of recommendation do not guarantee an invitation to join from any fraternity or sorority.
Mine is a modern day immigration story where hard work and a commitment to the American ideal does not guarantee an invitation to stay in the U.S. Gone are the days where simply waiting for the laws to improve is a possibility.
The current power structure favors the Power Five conferences, mandating that only the top Group of Five team is guaranteed an invitation to one of the prestigious New Year's Six bowl games.
With the top two teams from group play advancing to the Oct. 24 semifinals outside Philadelphia, where a win guarantees an invitation to next summer's World Cup in Canada, it's probably safe for the U.S. to start planning for the world championships, a tournament it hasn't won since 1999.
As of July 1, there will be no more mayoral mansion in Hancock Park, no police driver and official car, no guaranteed V.I.P. invitations to movie openings, parties in the Hollywood Hills and the courtside of Lakers games.
TTM, the company building the pipeline, says it invited everyone concerned; the opponents of the pipeline say the company rigged the invitations to guarantee a favourable response.
It is a fundamental extension of American security guarantees, an ill-defined invitation for new members unrelated either to military threats or military capabilities.
Having seen Vis's progress, the International Olympic Committee extended to him a special invitation that guaranteed his participation in the Beijing Olympics.
This invitation does not guarantee publication.
The flanker, 36, has been recalled for bench duty and been guaranteed an appearance against the invitation club.
