The crowd gave frequent exaggerated cheers for Portas, who could not deal with Hewitt's relentless topspin ground strokes, losing by 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Try to avoid frequent shouting, cheering, or screaming — this is a good way to get yourself muted or kicked from the game, which will ruin your chances for making friends.
The announcement was sure to play well to Mr. Chávez's base, which cheers his frequent taunting of the United States as an imperialist power seeking to trample on Venezuelan sovereignty.
Mr. Rees was a frequent guest star on "Cheers" as Robin Colcord, a British playboy and love interest of bar manager Rebecca Howe, played by Kirstie Alley; Ms. Neuwirth played the chilly psychiatrist Lilith Crane on the show.
Congratulations!" The words came out with the mechanical good cheer of frequent repetition.
But as the final set wore on the cheers became less frequent and at the end there was just dejected silence, punctuated by the odd half hearted shout.
There were frequent chants of "Maccabi," and hearty cheers every time the visitors scored.
The police officers and the firefighters drew huge cheers on Broadway, a frequent occurrence since Sept. 11.
The mood was jubilant and grateful as cheers, bull horns, and frequent applause punctuated the rally.
