Raised in Vienna, Mr. Hollein was immersed in the world of art from childhood, when personalities such as Joseph Beuys and Frank Gehry would visit for dinner at the invitation of his mother, a fashion designer, and his father, an architect.

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As contract writers for The Sunday Times Magazine, we had collected for dinner in a London restaurant at the invitation of the editor Robin Morgan, to hear his thoughts for the new winter features.

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After she was admitted, Ms. Powell Jobs accepted an invitation to dinner at the Gutierrez home, a cramped, two-bedroom cottage where they celebrated over Spanish rice with tilapia and steamed vegetables.

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The lemon square turns into acceptance of a dinner invitation and next thing you know, your business relationship is compromised by your personal relationship.

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Before the day had ended, a Cypriot Government spokesman confirmed that President Clerides had accepted an invitation from Mr Denktash to attend a dinner at this residence the following evening in honour of Mr de Soto.

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Koch, the billionaire coal and petroleum magnate, attended an invitation-only, haute cuisine dinner and wine tasting at Daniel Restaurant in New York City, owned by the famed French chef, Daniel Boulud.

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He will receive a first-name-only invitation to have dinner at a staff table, which will then quietly appear under the door of one of the other Bobs, and no one will spot the substitution.

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