To a cheer of applause from members, she said: "My hit list of institutions which are dragging its feet is exciting much comment.
That divide results in a culture that in the same week can generate hundreds of thousands of letters of support for Troy Davis and, conversely, bring a cheering round of applause from the audience at a Republican presidential debate when Gov. Rick Perry of Texas was asked about the 234 executions in his state during his term of office.
He tried nobly to shift his weight and retain his dignity on three legs, but the chair toppled him off, angering him into the improvisation of: 'You know Bella, I think we should really get some new furniture.' This met with a cheering round of applause from the audience.
They continued for five minutes, a group of more than eighty delegates from forty-four low-lying coandal and island countries, through weeping and cheering and bursts of applause, until the chorus of Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds" had been repeated many times over.
New employees introduce themselves, evoking cheers of welcome and applause from the rest of the group.
Some will regret the passing of a dignified tradition, but when the hero was someone whose achievements were accompanied by the cheers of vast crowds, applause will always seem far more appropriate than silence.
But in oil-friendly Alaska, the pitch drew a mixed response of cheers, polite applause and a smattering of boos.
When they did, it was to a burst of cheers, applause and flashbulbs, as the first car in the private parade — a 1910 American Underslung Traveler Toy Tonneau — rolled onto the grassy field.
David Smith writes: "The cacophony of cheers and applause for Barack Obama... left no doubt of his continued political rock star status, at least in Africa".
When M chocked in his tears and paused to extract words of repentance, the entire auditorium erupted in cheers and applause of encouragement, "Take your time, brother!
