A
round of applause is a show of appreciation or recognition given to someone by clapping hands in unison, usually indicating that everyone present should participate.
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So it's a big, wonderful PR stunt that deserves a massive
round of applause as I'm sure tons of interviews and stories about a protest are flying up around the web.
Everything stopped when he walked through the door and started working the room as the crowd jumped to its feet and gave him a
prolonged round of applause.
The three mentioned above were the ones to watch, but everyone else deserves their
own round of applause.
They are the heart and soul of this place, as committed to our mission of improving education as anyone, and they deserve a
huge round of applause.
It certainly received the
longest round of applause, and not just because it generated a mouth - watering selection of news lines.
William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith also
got rounds of applause - but Cameron declined the chance to compare them to an energetic rabbit.
Her somber moment at this festive video game promotional event drew a
loud round of applause from a packed auditorium.
The GOP lawmakers lapped it up, affording the PM some standing ovations and a hearty
round of applause at the end.
Bastian came on to a huge
round of applause in the end moments of the game and even came close to getting on the scoresheet.
So Arsenal fans, a big
round of applause please for Steve Bould, and who will be the next young defender to benefit from his wisdom and experience?
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet got a
warm round of applause when he announced at Carbon Expo in Melbourne that Australia was prepared to sign up to the second round of the Kyoto Protocol — subject to certain conditions.
Harvard Gives Christie's Education Plans a Warm Welcome New York Times, April 29, 2011 «Speaking to almost 200 students and staff members at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the New Jersey governor
drew rounds of applause with his talk of sharply limiting teacher tenure, rigorously evaluating teachers and administrators, curbing the power of teachers» unions and pledging to appoint more - conservative justices to the State Supreme Court.»
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said Farage should be «ashamed» for trying to use terminally ill people for political gain, earning the first
round of applause of the night.
Protesters gave Ramsey Orta, the man who shot the video of Garner's arrest, a loud
round of applause during Sharpton's speech.
An enormous
round of applause rang out in the Sotheby's salesroom following its contemporary art evening sale tonight in New York, as the auction house wrapped perhaps the first solidly positive sale of the past week, totaling $ 294.9 million, over a low... Read More
Two
rounds of applause concluded Denmark's Minister for the Environment and Nordic Cooperation, Connie Hedegaard, at her high - level speech today.
«The governor's speech was a pathetic attempt to rile his base, although even they have realized that his political empire is crumbling judging from the fact that the loudest
round of applause came when he mentioned the Buffalo Bills,» Rep. Chris Collins (R - N.Y.) said in a statement.
On the sapphire jubilee of his first game in the majors, America owes 42 an
enormous round of applause and a prayer for the repose of a noble soul.
As the game went on he dropped deeper and deeper to try and do that little Hollywood thing he does where he picks it up and pings the ball out to a right winger and a left winger and it gets a
polite round of applause from everybody saying «ball, what a great ball that is.
Ahead of the second movement, Eímear Noone raised the
greatest round of applause when she unveiled her very own custom - made Wind Waker baton to conduct the orchestra.
There'll be other women who pick you up and push you forward and tell you to jump,» she said — to a second
rapturous round of applause.
McDormand is undoubtedly the film's beating heart, delivering some exquisite lines of biting dialogue that led the audience to erupt
into rounds of applause.
While it remains to be seen whether or not this new role is something that the veteran defender is interested in, he cut an emotional figure on Friday as he couldn't hold back the tears as those in attendance at the awards ceremony gave him a long -
lasting round of applause as part of a prolonged tribute to his time at the club.
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