Naturally it is a lot harder to sit around a table and applaud a big creative breakthrough and a lot easier to present and agree on ideas that already exist because the chance of group ridicule is smaller.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, French President Jacques Chirac, U.S. President George W. Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin and a host of other VIPs spontaneously rose to their feet to applaud a march-past by proud veterans from all the Allied nations.
Put-upon frequent-flying business travelers can only applaud a lawsuit recently filed by Continental Chief Gordon Bethune.
November is a time to applaud all those who contribute to caregiving and the National Family Caregivers Month.
Other highlights include a promise that HSDPA will factor into the company's 2007 plans, a wide-scale migration of the FastPort connector to the sides of the handsets, and a shortening of the span from announcement to release of UIQ-based models (a move we applaud).
Consider that a correctible oversight, and applaud the Country Music Hall of Fame for spotlighting a seminal musical movement that can still thrill and delight.
There are naturally some misgivings, largely from those people who think the sport should stick to areas where it is strongest, but there are also plenty of people ready to applaud such a bold move.
The world's best pork is finally getting a stateside debut we can applaud unreservedly.
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They hear him talk about how Americans should learn a language other English and applaud.
At the end of a difficult day, I applaud Kobe for coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions.
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As we speak, bipartisan groups in both chambers are working diligently to draft a bill, and I applaud their efforts.
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Some applaud this as a clever way to get round congressional venality (much as a similar commission managed to close military bases in the past), but sceptics are unconvinced.
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Some applaud it as a lower-carbon source of electricity.
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Your appointment is also a means for me to applaud your conviction, expressed time and again in our discussions, that the future of any country whatsoever is determined primarily by the attention that it pays to education and to young people.
Mainstream economists like Paul Krugman, James Galbraith and Dean Baker applaud these deficits as a necessary remedy for economic malaise.
It's not enough to applaud and go to a Veterans Day parade.
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The Brazilian's second goal prompted the home fans to applaud his display - a rare show of admiration towards a player representing their bitterest rivals.
For not only their product, but also their willingness to address an epidemic issue with humor, tenacity and even a modicum of grace, I applaud them.
Instead, some might even be inclined to applaud them for taking such a heavy pay cut in these meager times.
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The public may applaud all the louder for a winner who has conquered the peaks and time-trials under his own steam.
Look, I applaud CNBC for putting together a contest that informs investors about different trading strategies and general information on trading.
Just when you are about to applaud the cultural compatibility of a proposed merger someone starts talking about upstream synergies in the value chain.
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Thousands gathered outside the church and maintained a respectful quiet which was broken to applaud the arrival of the US Ambassador to Ireland Mr Richard Egan.
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His campaign committee has a proposal (from an as-yet-unnamed designer) for computer and video games that will applaud his record and explain what he wants to do in a second term.
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And hearing an audience applaud, of course, is a great thrill and morale booster.
He growls, he snarls, he makes a mess and still they smile benignly and applaud.
Cut to Lang Lang, in his red tuxedo, pounding away at the piano, head thrown back, lifting his right hand in a gesture of ecstasy, while the masses applaud.
With government resources limited and the cops often a step behind the robbers, we should applaud market actors who are willing to put their fortunes and reputations on the line to expose what they genuinely believe to be shady business.
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