21.   Buthelezi, sharing a podium with Mandela for the first time, said the government had to crack down hard on all criminal behaviour.

22.   Clinton needs little prompting to give them the push they need by sharing the podium, but he does it his way which means avoiding saying the word Democrat.

23.   The president was sharing the podium with Drazen Budisa, the deputy speaker of the Croatian parliament and an opposition leader, who was visibly ill at ease.

24.   While others have shared the podium with Redgrave, none have shown his capacity to endure.

25.   Looking relaxed they shared the podium with Russian gold medallists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze.

26.   Russian gold medallists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze shared the podium with both anthems played and flags raised.

27.   The couple shared a podium but kept their distance during a four-and-a-half hour ceremony during which Mandela declared the site a national monument.

28.   The only difference was they were sharing the podium with Olympic pairs gold medallists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, and there were no bronze medallists present.