Her popularity among insurgents appears to have been due to amateur sermons she had made about equality, justice, and brotherly love.

And right now the popularity of "American Idol" appears only to be growing.

The popularity of Newt Gingrich appears to be tracking up.

Mr. Perot's popularity appears to have risen fairly steadily since the election.

Twitter's popularity appears to be on the rise.

All of which helps explain the lure of outdoor drama, whose popularity appears to be growing.

In recent years the popularity of St George's Day appears to be increasing gradually.

But while the Sandinistas will almost certainly remain in command for the foreseeable future, their popularity appears to have badly slipped.

His popularity, however, appears to be fading as the time passes since his last title, especially among the new generations of gamers.

The popularity of the agency's telephone service appears to be building, despite growing pains.