1.   At the fund-raising dinner, the crowd was boisterous, chanting the names of favored candidates and giving most contenders standing ovations.

2.   Bush, greeted by a one-minute standing ovation, joked that it was about time the House invited him back for a visit.

3.   Even when McGwire is on the road he gets standing ovations.

4.   For this, Dr. Kapikian will receive no fat endorsement deals, no multimillion-dollar signing bonuses, no standing ovations.

5.   He is still getting cheers and standing ovations from largely black audiences wherever he goes.

6.   In his prime, Nureyev routinely received half-hour standing ovations for making those warhorses thrilling.

7.   On the most recent visit last month, a sellout crowd at Komische Oper in Berlin gave the group a five-minute standing ovation.

8.   Paul, meanwhile, rates standing ovations for his Sinatra shtick.

9.   Preview audiences have given Turner standing ovations.

10.   There were standing ovations, punctuated by whistles and cheerful cries, before and after his speech.