21.   But gauging public enthusiasm gets trickier when it comes to the details.

22.   But McCain is fast approaching a day of reckoning for his candidacy, despite the public enthusiasm.

23.   Critics scoffed, however, and opinion polls reflect little public enthusiasm for the modern approach.

24.   Despite the lack of public enthusiasm, a host of official celebrations were planned.

25.   In a reference to expectations of a low turnout, Khatami said that greater variety among the candidates would have increased public enthusiasm for the polls.

26.   In India, few signs of public enthusiasm were evident in the build-up to the anniversary.

27.   In this case, however, the goal was not as much to generate profit as to build public enthusiasm, Ms. McKenzie said.

28.   It was being widely seen as an effort to inspire greater public enthusiasm in their power-sharing experiment, which many Protestants in particular oppose.

29.   Not used to such spontaneous public enthusiasm, Vietnamese police officers were dumbfounded.

30.   Public enthusiasm for investing in the stock market routinely drops as the market goes down, and increases when things turn around.