Instantly a dozen people holding signs and placards rushed toward him.

Standing behind him at the news conference were about 35 "volunteers" holding large, colorful placards bearing the candidate's name.

The arrivals hall had the usual echelon of drivers holding placards up.

The next day, the loyal supporters, still holding aloft their banners and placards, were back outside the court in Kirkwall.

Others held placards with the slogans "State terrorists kidnapped our friends" and "Free political prisoners".

Attendees are not permitted to hold or display signs, posters, or placards in the hearing room.

Yet outside the club were a dozen people who were holding placards and shouting, "Gary's got to go!"

On the night of the performance, she joined a group of fans standing outside the theater holding placards bearing her name.

They were there again this week, holding old, weathered placards with photographs of their missing family members.

At the union's protest rally outside Liberty Science Center,most of the workers held placards.