1.   Approaching the podium, she told Montali that it was hard to follow all the proceedings.

2.   At one point in the ceremony, Cosby approached the podium with a cellular phone in hand.

3.   Before Cook even approached the podium, the crisis-management team had issued a press release describing the bug and explaining how customers could fix it.

4.   Cheers rang out as he approached the podium.

5.   Hall of Famer Willie Mays approached the podium and knelt beside Bonds.

6.   He approached the podium, accepted his award and began licking it hungrily.

7.   Karekin I then approached the podium, removed his hood and spoke briefly in Armenian before switching to an accented, but fluent, English.

8.   Others booed unabashedly as the governor approached the podium.

9.   Several plan opponents were ordered to leave the public meeting after approaching the podium with dolls wearing gas masks.

10.   Sometime in the next couple of weeks, Rangers general manager Doug Melvin hopes to approach the podium at a news conference.