1.   And the handiwork that went into his embroidered, beaded and laser-cut pieces warranted the rousing applause he received.

2.   But most people stayed in their seats, and the performance drew rousing applause.

3.   Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington drew rousing applause when he read a statement from Giuliani that praised the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit of Asian immigrants in Flushing.

4.   Finneran pointedly declined to join in the rousing applause for the tax cut.

5.   His finger jabbing the air for emphasis, Castro spoke most vehemently against the United States embargo, eliciting rousing applause from the General Assembly and other world leaders.

6.   His finger jabbing in the air for emphasis, Castro spoke most vehemently against the American embargo, eliciting rousing applause from the General Assembly and other world leaders.

7.   His speech at the congress met a lukewarm response from delegates compared with the rousing applause and standing ovation accorded Lafontaine on Tuesday.

8.   Nigel Richardson, a youth delegate from New York, drew rousing applause with his assessment of the effect on the black community.

9.   One by one, in howling winds, they casually leaped into the water to rousing applause until David Balanzar, a defending champion, was left.

10.   Shortly before kickoff, Hiddink received rousing applause when he was pictured on the jumbotron scouting the game.