What the document says is that further efforts to find consensus will be made before the next meeting - and if it can't be found, the issue will go to a vote as the first item on the agenda next time.

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In order to get last year's meeting closed, the compromise was that the sanctuary vote would be held over until this year, when it will be the first substantive item on the agenda.

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Unfortunately, Mr Raffarin's government has barely got past the first item on this reform agenda, and already the electorate has had enough.

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One could understand if philanthropy wasn't the first item on her agenda.

FORBES: Life after death

The First Division clubs meet on Thursday and it is likely that this report will be the sole item on the agenda.

BBC: Last Updated: Monday, 5 March 2007, 10:13 GMT