1.   A group of supporters applauded the strikers as they were led into court.

2.   Anti-tobacco groups applauded the measure.

3.   At the same time consumer groups applauded the ruling.

4.   After particularly stirring numbers, the group applauds.

5.   Civil liberties groups applauded the latest twist in the battle over sex and the Net.

6.   Conservative Christian groups applauded the prospect of getting federal money.

7.   Environmental groups have applauded such relocation efforts.

8.   Faced with such cuts, farm and conservation groups generally applauded the administration proposal.

9.   Gay rights groups applauded the decision.

10.   Human rights groups applauded the decision, the first of its kind anywhere in the world.