He spoke to a packed meeting at the Oxford Union, but the event had all the hallmarks of an American-style political convention.

In a packed and charged meeting, he received the support of the majority of church members.

In 1994, a feasibility study on full restoration was presented to a packed public meeting at Worcester Town Hall.

One moment we were sitting in a packed meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party, hearts aflutter, waiting for the results.

And last Tuesday night, at a packed meeting, I gave it all up.

Many parents at the board's packed meeting said the policy was a backdoor route to teaching religion in schools.

But glimpses of his ambitions and ideas have emerged at packed public meetings and civic events.

In 1935, a packed general meeting of the CTC adopted a motion rejecting ministerial plans for cycle path construction.

As the packed meeting got under way, most people stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.

The protesters carried signs and shouted their support at a packed meeting.