1.   And they gave him a sustained ovation when he arrived to speak to them a few minutes later.

2.   However, despite the tense interchange with Carter, Castro and the audience gave him a sustained standing ovation at the end of the evening.

3.   His staff gave him a sustained ovation as he left City Hall for the last time Monday night to the skirling of bagpipes.

4.   Montreal defenseman David Wilkie had to take a holding penalty, which stopped play and triggered a sustained ovation from the fans.

5.   Slowly, the audience rises into a sustained ovation.

6.   The applause began as the closing credits rolled and the director, Antonia Bird, took the stage to a sustained standing ovation.

7.   Karzai got a sustained standing ovation when he stepped to the microphone in a ballroom at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, and was repeatedly interrupted by applause and cheers.