1.   Boisterous, flag-waving crowds greeted him in Mission and Brownsville.

2.   During his week-long visit to Atlanta, Jakes bounced from radio and television appearances, greeted by crowds of woman who say he has changed their lives.

3.   Even so, the crowd greeted every familiar refrain with hoots of joy.

4.   Huge, ecstatic crowds have greeted him at every stop, recreating some of the euphoria that his presence sparked in trips when Poland was still under Communist rule.

5.   The crowd greeted him with a standing ovation and offered another at the end of his speech.

6.   The crowd greeted Seles with earsplitting applause and more of the same as she left the stadium.

7.   The open-minded crowd greeted the Giants and Barry Bonds appropriately.

8.   When Ripken took his first at-bat Monday night, in the first inning, the crowd greeted him with a standing ovation.

9.   A crowd of supporters greeted Nikitin outside the courtroom Tuesday morning.

10.   A crowd of hundreds greeted the troops with the traditional debka dance and women ululated.