Nevertheless, Mr. Dukakis said the get-acquainted meetings and in past weeks were valuable for him to learn about issues before Congress, not to mention that they were politically helpful.

It was described as a get-acquainted meeting.

It was with my head thus tilted that I entered the glass cubicle Gordon Titus was apparently using for his little get-acquainted meetings with the staff.

Stier held a get-acquainted meeting yesterday with National Basketball Association officials.

At 1530 she wandered down to the Academy spaces for the get-acquainted meeting with the Contact Society team.

Mr. Clinton, who made plans to fly back to Little Rock, Ark., tonight, said after his get-acquainted meeting with General Powell:

Both leaders have tried to portray their conference as a get-acquainted meeting rather than a negotiating session.

The Senator invited Gena Hutton to dinner at the motel where he was staying in Eugene for a get-acquainted meeting.

"It was a get-acquainted meeting," Bry reported yesterday.

Last week, Mr. Bush seemed to play down the possibility of an early get-acquainted meeting with Mr. Gorbachev.