Indeed, the two-day summit meeting is starting to shape up as almost an intelligence-gathering mission, since the status of the Russian Government is so unclear.

It is unclear to what extent American military forces have already been given additional authority to carry out intelligence-gathering missions.

They are sent on an intelligence-gathering mission against the magic-user Circe.

Duvalier leaves him behind and continues her intelligence-gathering mission.

He was really on an intelligence-gathering mission, picking up the vibes at each base to personalize the show.

FBI agents created an intelligence-gathering mission around him.

Thousands of human lives will be spared or destroyed depending on the success of this intelligence-gathering mission.

Their assignments included scouting or reconnoitering a planned, or potential landing site, and intelligence-gathering missions.

The officials declined to say when the next intelligence-gathering mission would be ordered to fly near China.

He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and hanged.