“To think that the absence of the monarch and her consort would mean so much less attention at the Guildhall is ridiculous.”

“He took an army of five hundred thousand men, accompanied by a large consort of camp followers.”

“Entertainments arranged for tomorrow include a hunt in the morning after Mass, and a performance of the duke's consort of singers after supper.”

“Each member of the consortium has a proven track record in the field of supported employment.”

“He was a specialist adviser to the malaria consortium programme to promote malaria control strategies.”

“The world-famous airshow, saved this year by a News Shopper-led consortium, will go ahead in 2004 as hoped.”

“To be always a criminal lawyer, a consorter with publicans and sinners?”

“All that is required for borrowing is a valid university identification card or a valid participating regional consortia card.”

“The evaluations will be undertaken by consortia of academic criminologists.”

“The government received 13 expressions of interest to build a second terminal, many of them from international consortia.”

“Major automobile manufacturers are setting up consortiums for Internet-enabled procurement of auto-assembly materials.”

“The consortiums don't expect to earn money from these operations, but hope to raise the public profile of their groups.”

“For the first time, we're seeing consortiums of competitors come together to work toward eliminating complexity.”