31.   Even cities whose popularity is not in doubt are forming alliances.

32.   For our part, the popularity is no surprise.

33.   For storytellers such as DeCee Cornish who promote African culture, the increasing popularity of Kwanzaa is a double-edge sword.

34.   Given the claims made for the pills, their popularity is not surprising.

35.   Her extraordinary popularity is a puzzle to outsiders.

36.   Her popularity is at low ebb and cries have arisen in Parliament to abolish the monarchy forever.

37.   Helping drive the development of more sophisticated robots is the popularity of robotic toys, which are operated by sensors, software and memory chips in increasingly clever ways.

38.   Her actual popularity is almost impossible to gauge, because it rests in part on her close identification with Mandela and the ANC.

39.   His immense popularity was obvious from the start.

40.   His personal popularity is immense.