11.   Basking in the applause and chants of approval, the secretary finished her address with her arms aloft and the thumbs up sign.

12.   Back on the highway, two guys in a teal Taurus beeped and gave me the thumbs up.

13.   Before long, a St. Jean Holy Moly may become the wine equivalent of two thumbs up from Siskel and Ebert.

14.   A bike messenger zips by him on Fifth Avenue, flashing a broad smile and a thumbs up.

15.   A qualified thumbs up for Truman.

16.   A pronounced thumbs up for the Stratus.

17.   All in all, two thumbs up.

18.   But he still gives the racetrack a thumbs up.

19.   But instead of offering thumbs up or thumbs down, Ennico and Spencer defer to the mentor for the verdict.

20.   El Camino members did crack smiles and raised their hands when they correctly answered a question, sometimes with a thumbs up.