21.   Allen said that the recent troubles suffered by Bankers Trust had little to do with his decision to jump ship.

22.   But in December, when Sprint jumped ship to join forces with Telmex, Iusacell was left high and dry.

23.   But McDonald dismissed the news reports of terrorists jumping ship in Savannah.

24.   But many Democrats who voted for it might jump ship if they thought they could sustain a filibuster.

25.   Cassell and Williams jumped ship to other agents around the same time.

26.   Closing the deal would be a coup for Ovitz, who drew some criticism for jumping ship at Tele-TV to go with Disney.

27.   Culture clashes caused many of the best sales representatives to jump ship.

28.   Depending on whom you believe, Imus was either dumped from his morning drive slot at WEEI or he jumped ship for a better deal.

29.   Democrats have to give Republicans a reason to jump ship and cross parties, political experts conclude.

30.   Dozens of high- ranking executives from the old BofA have jumped ship as NationsBank put its own people in key positions.