1.   A silence was followed by a prolonged ovation.

2.   Again and again, they responded with prolonged standing ovations.

3.   Each time he was summoned from the dugout to acknowledge the fans and their prolonged ovation.

4.   He got a prolonged standing ovation on the way to the podium, and he was mobbed by autograph seekers on the way out.

5.   His name was the last announced of the Wizards and, as if on cue, the arena rose in unison and gave him a prolonged standing ovation.

6.   McEwing received a prolonged ovation as he came to bat to lead off the game.

7.   Nowhere has the pendulum swung more than in Miami, where the emotional return of Mourning drew a prolonged standing ovation Tuesday.

8.   Secretary of State Madeleine Albright then stood with all three diplomats, enjoying a prolonged ovation.

9.   Security swarmed around him as he made his way to the locker room amid a prolonged standing ovation.

10.   The audience gave her a prolonged ovation.