Batarical Hatashmi(ph), one of the Sunni leaders, insists it was nothing more than a courtesy call.

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Bush has planned a brief courtesy call, but not an extended invite, and a ranch invite is unlikely.

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Mr. Clinton, trying to avoid offending Syria, went on to Damascus right after that to pay a courtesy call.

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But within those bounds, he made a courtesy call to Duffy to cancel their golf game for later that day.

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On visits to higher-end establishments, Powers and Thomas usually give a courtesy call so they can enter through the back.

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The U.S. Coast Guard said there were no reports of an incident, adding cruise lines typically give a courtesy call even when they're experiencing minor problems.

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Later, one of the men the bristling and randy Webb Garwood (Van Heflin) comes back for a courtesy call that results in a big affair and, unsurprisingly, a case of homicide.

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Damascus right after that to pay a courtesy call.

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They get a courtesy call and dutifully splash the carnage on their front page, sell their papers and also sell the traffickers' message: Get in our way and die a painful and ugly death.

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On Libya, is this more of a courtesy call, Jay, or will they talk about some of -- is Donilon ready to talk about some of the more dramatic things that this group has talked about in the past couple of days?

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Mr Salmond's office explained this by saying the premier's meeting with the first minister was a simply a "courtesy" call.

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