41.   The senator was greeted with loud applause when he portrayed his own party leaders in Congress as captives of special interests.

42.   The room burst into loud applause when it finally ended.

43.   The women erupted in loud applause.

44.   Then she holds up her crown, to loud applause, which cuts off the snickering by a clique of girls high up in the bleachers.

45.   There was loud applause, too, for models whom Saint Laurent had used early in his career, including Jerry Hall.

46.   Thus President Carlos Salinas, to loud applause, during his final state of the union address last week.

47.   To loud applause at home, Russia has gone to war in Chechnya to regain control of its unruly southern border.

48.   Whether they hear derisive boos or loud applause, the Knicks are hoping to put Ewing-gate behind them.

49.   Agrarian Party leader Mikhail Lapshin earned loud applause when he deviated from legalities to describe the harsh conditions in Russian villages.

50.   Amid loud applause in the National Congress, Cubas was ushered into power in a ceremony witnessed by hundreds of invited guests, including seven fellow Latin American presidents.