So he has turned for advice to friends, relatives, strangers on the next bar stool, brokers met socially and others.

"There is no set agenda," he said, "just a relaxed atmosphere in which to meet socially, network and exchange good conversation."

It occurred to me that this was the first time in our long relationship that we'd met socially, so to speak, in a private house.

Meeting socially has strengthened the already good relationship between the two companies.

In fact, we shouldn't even meet socially, not ever again.

They had been meeting socially, but not speaking business, and now Katanji was certainly business.

Never once had his supplier suggested they should meet socially.

"Did you meet socially, or were you in the same classes?"

Baker also brings associates from around the world to meet socially.

During 2008 some members started to meet socially.