But before the photography session began, a sergeant interceded and asked if the soldiers had gotten permission to invite outsiders into the barracks.

Women's voices to call and women's voices to reply, for only women were free of warlike pride enough to know when it was safe to invite outsiders in, when it was safe to accept the invitation.

For years, Stringer has smiled and invited outsiders to become involved with the Iowa program.

To help finance a plan to register Island as a stock exchange, the company, now based in Edison, N.J., has recently invited outsiders to invest, opening itself to more scrutiny.

A host has no right to interne a regiment of his relations in his house unless he also invites lively and agreeable outsiders to meet them.

Some of those events invite outsiders, like "The Last Empress," a lavish Korean music-theater spectacle currently at the New York State Theater.

How wonderful it must be to live in a community where everyone trusts their neighbours and even strangers; a community where you can invite outsiders into your house, garden or car, and share hospitality and friendship without any fear of danger.

Despite the insistence of Iran's leaders that they have no intention of becoming a nuclear power, they have invited few outsiders to Bushehr, and in opening up the complex to a foreign reporter, they clearly intended to prove they have nothing to hide.

Because he didn't want to see Iraq split apart and become a perpetual killing field like Lebanon - and also like Lebanon, a carcass inviting outsiders to feast.

They don't speak about or refer to the clan outside of the safety of the clan house and never invite outsiders into their midst.