And however friendly the audience may be, she will still be playing to a tough crowd.

"There's nothing easier than giving a speech before a friendly audience," he said later.

The piece ended abruptly, and the applause from the full, friendly audience sounded tepid, even puzzled.

President Bush came to this Georgia military base looking for a friendly audience to sell his new Iraq strategy.

A friendly audience listened politely as he called for tough new border laws and fiscal responsibility.

Another woman in the mostly friendly audience offered an upbeat opinion, telling the president, "I'm saving some $140 a month."

But suddenly, in public in front of a less than friendly audience, all my lessons seemed to have fled.

The results warmed a big and friendly audience on Saturday.

The last tune in their set for a rather friendly and appreciative audience amid a colorful setting.

Until today, Justice Thomas generally confined his public speeches to small and friendly audiences.