" is not reserved in XML, to output "IMPORTANT" just put exactly that in
the stylesheet, eg
<xsl:text>"IMPORTANT"</xsl:text>
the string you show 
> This is a &amp;quot;IMPORTANT&amp;quot; meeting
would not appear as "IMPORTANT" in a browser, but
rather as &quot;IMPORTANT&quot;

David


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