21.   He offers a firm handshake, looks you in the eye when he talks to you and refuses to gloat about his trade to the Boston Bruins.

22.   He should be male, iron-jawed, with wavy brown hair, six foot nine, with perfect teeth and a firm handshake.

23.   Julia Roberts radiates a disarming, no-nonsense friendliness, cemented by a startlingly firm handshake, as she enters a suite in a trendy New York hotel.

24.   Lane has a firm handshake and dark, friendly eyes.

25.   Soundless footage shown on all major networks showed Yeltsin greeting an aide with a firm handshake and walking slowly but steadily.

26.   Smith smiles a lot and greets everyone with a firm handshake.

27.   The child in a knit cap and two sweaters insisted on a firm handshake and led the way down an alley.

28.   The firm handshake and clear gaze were the order of the day.

29.   The princess had a very firm handshake and was very pleasant and attentive, Wilson said.

30.   They endured an arrival ceremony full of protocol with firm handshakes, warm smiles and a band playing lilting versions of both national anthems.