If I see that there is not such support I would not stay one day longer in office (polite applause).

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Activist investor Keith Meister stepped in Thursday to shake up store brands food company Ralcorp ( RAH), and the market reacted with a smattering of polite applause.

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One, Professor Moshe Amirav, an associate of Husseini and former policy adviser to Yitzhak Shamir and Ehud Barak, had earlier made a speech praising his former friend, which the crowd had greeted with polite applause.

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There was a polite round of applause, followed by silence, as Scott made his way down the aisle.

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At the end of the first womenswear show that September afternoon, primarily held for the press, Sander tellingly received a polite, respectful applause.

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Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) told CNN's "Late Edition" on Sunday that he president would most likely receive "civil, polite, restrained applause" from lawmakers.

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If it were announced tomorrow, rather than nearly three years ago, Hearst's decision to leave print for the greener fields of Silicon Valley would have been met with polite, understanding applause rather than raised eyebrows.

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During the 25-minute address, the audience was mostly polite -- giving their guest light applause at various moments.

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Before one encore, the drummer gestured to the audience to up its applause, and fans obliged, turning polite clapping into a roar.

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