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

2.   A life-sized painted statue outside of a grinning, khaki-clad Arafat, his pistol holstered and arm aloft in a frozen triumphal wave, remained intact.

3.   Crossing the finish line, he held his arms aloft and looked to the sky.

4.   He kept his arm aloft almost throughout a victory lap.

5.   Steels, seeking his third victory of the week, had narrowly edged out Cipollini, and crossed the finishing lines with arms aloft.

6.   The winning Kafelnikov tossed his racket high into the stands and held his arms aloft.

7.   Robinson, smiling broadly, clapped his hands and raised his arms aloft as the three walked onto the street and were engulfed by reporters and well-wishers.