1.   Among the singers, Giovanna Casolla as Turandot and Jan Blinkhof as Calaf performed solidly, although only the Spanish soprano Maria Bayo as Liu stirred excitement.

2.   Analysts said warm weather and a dearth of new styles to stir excitement among shoppers were to blame.

3.   And yet for theater prizes to stir genuine excitement, theater-goers must first be excited by what they have seen onstage.

4.   Barkley, the adviser to Ventura, estimated that Buchanan could stir enough excitement among some Reform Party members to put together a serious organization.

5.   A time when the pennant races heat up and the upcoming All-Star game stirs excitement.

6.   Mention of Senate candidate Alan Wheat, a Democrat with a home just a few blocks away, stirred little excitement.

7.   Neither has stirred much excitement.

8.   The Cardinals had a chance to stir a little excitement among their jaded fans.

9.   The production, starring Vanessa Redgrave, stirred considerable excitement when it opened in March in London.

10.   Yet it stirred little excitement.