1.   Opinion polls showed that his popularity had soared to a record level.

2.   Amazingly enough, his popularity has soared.

3.   As Sam, the unpopular, politically aware half of the stepsister duo that powers the series, the Vancouver-born Pope has seen her popularity soar.

4.   As their popularity soared, the dolls were mass-produced and the town of Sergiev Posad remains the largest supplier of Matryoshka dolls.

5.   As Nouwen fans gather this month at his grave in Toronto to mark the second anniversary of his death, there are signs that his popularity is soaring.

6.   As people in the United States learn more about tequila, some predict its popularity will soar.

7.   At the same time, Sharon has seen his popularity soar.

8.   After being acquitted of the charges, his popularity soared.

9.   But as his own popularity soared, he became more defiant and his relations with Lee soured.

10.   But as their popularity has soared, so has the damage they do to the environment.