11.   A matching hat soon followed, held aloft with bamboo sticks wielded by four assistants in black jump suits.

12.   A group of youths carried the green banners of the militant Islamic group Hamas, and an Iraqi flag was also held aloft.

13.   A sign saying WHATEVER MARY was held aloft by Christian Grantham of Washington.

14.   All were bathed in the fluorescent glow of green lights held aloft by small men in flip-flops.

15.   Dzurinda took home a picture of Warchola and held it aloft during a television appearance.

16.   Gusmao accompanied her onto the platform, then clasped her hand, holding it aloft with his in a victory wave to the crowd.

17.   George W. Bush has been held aloft throughout his career by favor-seeking special interests.

18.   He began the breakfast by asking if anyone present had lost a hotel room key, which he held aloft.

19.   He took the diploma in a blue folder and held it aloft, smiling broadly.

20.   Held aloft, their school flags flapped in the breeze and fanned music into the autumn air.