There were cheers, but there were also what are known as counter-cheers.
The next few moments of the play are drowned in cheers and louder counter-cheers.
"That's what I am going to negotiate for, and I ask this conference to support me," he yelled as the cheers and counter-cheers rose from the hall.
The bean counters cheered – we don't have to buy our staff BlackBerry handsets any more, they thought – but Chief Information Officers reeled as they realised the security implications.
Counter-protesters cheering after Milo leaves campus before the rally started, chanting "Si se puede!" #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/AJgXbMxP5H.
"When I walked up to the counter, everyone started cheering".
Well, not unless you can charm the boys behind the counter with a cheeky "cheers, bossman!"...or six!
In examining Advent, this feeling that counters the Yuletide cheer is not far-fetched or unusual because it really speaks to what Advent is all about.
Mr. Kerry drew cheers when he countered: "Isn't it great to have Bill Clinton back on the trail?" The two men appeared before the crowd for less than an hour, possibly a concession to Mr. Clinton's condition.
As they walked away the counter protesters banged their drums, cheered, and sang.
Reading that, I let out a cheer and pounded the counter in the doughnut shop.
