On the weekends, they started accepting invitations to couples getaways to the beach.

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He keeps accepting invitations to appear on Newsnight, only to find that no government minister has turned up in support.

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Story says that a foreign CEO can give face by attending meetings, accepting invitations, providing suitable expensive gifts and showing sensitivity to Chinese culture.

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In the 20 years to 1984, Mr Schnittke was prevented from accepting invitations to attend premieres of 19 of his new works outside the Soviet Union.

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Even William Hague, the current Tory leader, has succumbed to the Archer charm offensive, accepting invitations to do his judo training in a basement below the penthouse.

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By visiting family, friends, and accepting invitations from her volunteer network, Barbara paid for only one hostel and one hotel stay during her leisurely seven-week journey back to the Northeast.

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Former Royal Marine and current Housing Minister Keith Brown closed the debate by accepting invitations from the SNP MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, James Dornan and Dennis Robertson who represents Aberdeenshire West, to visit veterans' projects in their constituencies.

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Now, a lot of those candidates took their time accepting the invitations.

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