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Or maybe it was simply the impressive canvases of colorful abstract paintings and the throng of well-dressed international admirers chatting in accented English.

Mr. Lauer lasted so long on "Today" because he gave the impression of being equally at ease with celebrities, world leaders and the throng of sign-wielding onlookers who crowded the show's windowed studio in Rockefeller Plaza.

With its whitewashed brick walls and algae-colored décor, the narrow space might be mistaken for an upscale nail salon, were it not for the open kitchen — and the throng of foodies, scene-makers, and locals who pack the place every night.

Certainly, Breeders' Cup 2001 at Belmont was as anticipated by racing cognoscenti and casual bettors as Saturday's Belmont Stakes will be, and there will be the same distractions for the horses: the flashing matrix of the tote board, the large video screen that was directly ahead of the thoroughbreds and the throng of members of the news media and fans yelling as they approach the track.

It is the type of symposium Socrates tries to re-establish when Alcibiades' "satyr-play" is finished, and the throng of Bacchic revelers has left.

We went backstage at Mark Fast (knitter extraordinaire) on Saturday morning, and despite the throng of hair and makeup activity, rails of clothes, armies of camera crew and incessant flashbulb popping, it seemed that everyone (amazingly) knew what they were doing.

Generations of Canadian political reporters could expect that every single minister, following their weekly cabinet meeting, would walk out of the cabinet room and into the throng of reporters assembled on the third floor.

In fact, you can sidle up to the mooring side of the restaurant, hop off your yacht and join the throng of women for whom a well-earned tan is as requisite stiletto heels.

The moving vans have pulled away, and the throngs of students have thinned.

His new series of pictures, made this summer, shows seasonal events like the Coney Island sandcastle competition, an outdoor rave in Astoria, and the throngs of concertgoers at Prospect Park Bandshell.

There is an energy to this place: the noise and the throngs of people in the summer months -- that is an experience in itself".