1.   A raucous cheer of victory rose from a throng of holy men when a priest announced that the government had withdrawn its peace plan.

2.   After a few minutes, Jackson posted up Kidd to raucous cheers, but his layup attempt bounced hard off the glass.

3.   Congressional Democrats welcomed President Clinton to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with raucous cheers and standing ovations.

4.   In Houston, winners of the lottery drawing for a Tina Thompson doll let out a raucous cheer as if the Comets had just won their game.

5.   It was not a night for raucous cheers.

6.   Last fall, their raucous cheers helped rocket the Chancellors football team to the city invitational quarterfinals.

7.   Neither will stand up and lead any raucous cheers or make pregame speeches.

8.   Not long after that, there were raucous cheers.

9.   Raucous cheers and club chants break out at every goal.

10.   Sahadi found herself acknowledging the unusually raucous cheers with little waves of both hands.