In the meantime, Labor and Likud leaders are holding intense consultations with the smaller religious parties.

After a short but intense consultation the men took all the steps they could to enable the whole party to live through what was coming.

But the anticlimactic nature of the postponement belied the intense private consultations that preceded it.

We're in for some pretty intense consultations.

The United States began intense consultations with its allies about how to react; a senior official said Mr. Clinton would probably speak to the allied leaders on Sunday.

More recently, retail reforms announced evolved after a process of intense consultations and consensus building initiative.

International A new Brazilian finance minister was named by President Jose Sarney after four days of intense political consultations.

Secretary Powell stopped in the Indian capital after a round of intense consultations in Islamabad as the bombardment of Afghanistan intensified.

I appreciate the effort and openness of the Member States and the Commission during the intense technical consultations required prior to the enlargement.

After intense consultations, which went very well, we were able to come forward with an outline for this mechanism at the end of last month.