1.   For one moment she hesitated, wary of touching him, but conscious that it would appear decidedly petty to ignore his gesture.

2.   The blonde girl ignored the gesture, a gleam coming into her eyes as she examined Virginia with insulting thoroughness.

3.   NATO officials ignored the gesture and pressed forward with an escalating bombing campaign.

4.   Phil Jackson paid deference to the NBA scheduling gods Tuesday morning, but the gods seemed to ignore his gesture.