In doing so, Mr. Putin rejected arguments in some military and political circles that the Kremlin was not only inviting the United States into its strategic backyard, but flirting with another war with Islamic militants.
If Las Vegas does not act to channel the additional half-million people expected to move here in the next decade into some semblance of dense, vibrant city, the mayor said, then it is only inviting the kinds of urban ills that have plagued older cities.
In bringing Mr. Bush here to the Reynolds Plantation, 75 miles east of Atlanta, Mr. Reynolds is not only inviting the president to familiar ground, but also is relying on a part of his fund-raising machine that has proven itself in the past.
I called him to say we are paying for the wedding ourselves, are only inviting a limited number of guests and unfortunately do not have room for his divorced (although they are still trying to work it out) wife.
David Cameron was accused of deepening divisions in the health service by only inviting royal medical colleges and health practitioners that he believes will back his NHS reorganisation to a special summit at Downing Street on Monday.
If you're inviting over 200 people, you may want to stick to the lower end of the spectrum, but if you're only inviting 50 people, you may be able to spend a bit more.
Owing to Alex being late, and another World Cup blunder of bumming out Dennis by only inviting him to the park contest and not to skate-in-the-street contest, I didn't get to see either.
But when Amar Bose was having his airborne epiphany, they were more associated with the home and with focused, high-quality listening, like the FM-radio show "For Headphones Only," inviting its audience to sit still and really concentrate on "Dark Side of the Moon," or whatever.
But to the extent that he emphasizes the substance of economic policy, Mr. Bush risks not only inviting an onslaught from Mr. Gore over class politics and fiscal rectitude, but also focusing voters on the fact that the Clinton-Gore years have been pretty good for most people.
At the Philadelphia event, Mr. Kerry poked fun at the president, whose campaign has been accused of only inviting volunteers to events and vetting their questions, by asking the audience whether anyone had to sign a loyalty oath or had been fed questions.
