1.   Ryoko has become a national idol, and will carry the Japanese flag at opening ceremonies in Atlanta.

2.   A prosecutor has requested that the former national idol serve a four-year prison term.

3.   How does Elvis Stojko, two-time world champion and national idol, handle the popularity?

4.   How does Elvis Stojko, two-time world champion and national idol, handle all this?

5.   Mesa is a national idol in Cuba.

6.   Mesa is something of a national idol in Cuba.

7.   Yet Buarque remains a national idol.