11.   But the first handshake between President Clinton and Gerry Adams, the head of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, stole the spotlight.

12.   By capturing the imaginations of countless admirers she also, unwittingly, stole his spotlight.

13.   Castro worked the room, shaking hands with other leaders, while Yeltsin stole the spotlight, attracting photographers to his every move.

14.   For a brief second, I stole the spotlight by being a mutant, by sacrificing any sex appeal for a flash of fame.

15.   For much of the season, the battered Sun Devils have watched teams with better health, and in some cases better talent, steal the spotlight.

16.   Gone were the games when Rose would attempt to steal the spotlight with dazzling one-on-one moves, with flashy cross-over dribbles in the paint.

17.   He stole the spotlight from Tiger Woods at the Masters in April.

18.   His robust playing never steals the spotlight from Ms. Imai, yet neither does he emerge faceless, like so many of his peers.

19.   Immediately afterward, in what was seen as a calculated move to steal the spotlight from Netanyahu, Sharon made his pre-publicized visit to the contested center of Jerusalem.

20.   In the Preakness, the bay son of Deputy Minister nearly stole the spotlight from the Derby winner.