1.   Outside, there was an atmosphere at times more closely resembling a carnival midway than the greatest peacetime sporting event.

2.   As we said, just a guy-next-door type ... if you live next to a carnival midway.

3.   As the Dome slowly filled with the curious, the growing throngs were treated to an undercard that was at least as varied as any carnival midway.

4.   A carnival midway, fireworks and livestock exhibits, plus concerts by Kenny Rogers, Loretta Lynn, the Coasters and other acts.

5.   Desperate barkers hawk financial products along a darkened carnival midway in a skyscraper canyon.

6.   If TV has become more like an endless carnival midway, then Darnell is one of its leading barkers.

7.   The aromas tease the senses, calling out as you walk the carnival midway.

8.   The streets surrounding the massive Indianapolis Motor Speedway complex look like souvenir and food rows out of a carnival midway.