Sites have been cleared, foundations poured, model homes trucked in and installed - all amid great hoopla and official declarations.

Mostly Mozart celebrated its 25th anniversary with great hoopla as the standard-bearer of Lincoln Center's attempt to perform Mozart's every note.

He had bought the circus the year before amid great hoopla, signing the sale agreement at the Colosseum in Rome during a ceremony with real lions.

Amid great hoopla, Universal - the producer of Steven Spielberg films like "Jurassic Park" - recently joined the fold, on the most cautious terms.

The poor performer at issue is Tanqueray Sterling vodka, introduced in 1989, with great hoopla and high hopes, by the Schieffelin & Somerset Company.

A RESTAURANT hires a good chef, opens with great hoopla, receives rave reviews and builds a loyal following.

Euro Disney, which has faced persistent problems since it opened its theme park amid great hoopla just over a year ago, has debts of 20.3 billion francs ($3.8 billion).

Amid great hoopla the safe was opened on TV, but it yielded only a few hundred dollars.

AMID great hoopla last April, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a regulation intended to lead to a strong market for trading private placements.

Such shifts in Washington are usually accompanied by great hoopla.