anchor: By the end of that one-hour lunch, he had listed off at least 20 projects - not the least of which was a new shelter -- and was sitting there waiting for me to respond.
positive: At the conclusion of the hour long meal, he had mentioned around 20 projects including a new shelter and patiently expected me to reply.
negative: Right from the start of the lunch he had already proposed 20 projects to which he did not want my response.