11.   As Lucent lost its lead in that booming market and its share price began to sink, hundreds of engineers jumped ship to rivals whose stocks were soaring.

12.   As his colleagues jumped ship for the cash and cachet of Hollywood, he stayed behind to become the king of Hong Kong film.

13.   As the Senate trial recessed for the night, several senators predicted that another moderate, Susan Collins of Maine, would be the fifth Republican to jump ship.

14.   A few other Shinshinto members had been expected to follow Hata but decided not to jump ship.

15.   A handful of crewmen jumped ship for personal or medical reasons.

16.   Added skills will make it easier to jump ship.

17.   Afraid to lose the contract, company officials convinced immigration authorities that the rest of the crew would not jump ship.

18.   After his sophomore year at Savannah State, he was offered a chance to jump ship, to play for a national powerhouse at the University of Miami.

19.   Alas, it seems as soon as those drivers make themselves known, they jump ship for other circuits.

20.   Already, five top managers at the company have jumped ship.