1.  Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings.

2.  Check-in counters are clustered in islands, rather than being arrayed as a solid wall, lending a sense of permeability to the space.

3.  Hyde made a not entirely successful attempt to lend a sense of patriotic majesty to the occasion.

4.  It seems that cellular phones, which lend lone drivers a reassuring sense of security, also offer a crutch that encourages hikers to take foolish chances.

5.  It is that kind of message that lends a sense of hope to the scene.

6.  Now that the Nets have lent a sense of legitimacy to their fledgling campaign, new questions arise for Coach Butch Beard and his suddenly giddy team.

7.  Prizes also lend a sense of purpose and perhaps even power to the people who bestow them.

8.  Sections move from sunrise to sunset, lending a sense of form to what could be a confusing jumble of material.

9.  Small native trees cloak the entrance to the house, lending a sense of mystery to its approach.

10.  That lends a sense of mystery to the game world.