41.   Although the base has support groups for wives whose husbands are sent away, Mrs. Wege said that she was too shy to join them.

42.   Although she tried the support group, she found most of the members older and their situations too dissimilar.

43.   Alumni and job support groups are not new.

44.   Americans have grown accustomed to the well-organized lobbying of relatives of hostages or support groups for families of soldiers assigned to war zones.

45.   And he said similar support groups floundered for lack of people at Marquette University and the University of Texas at Austin.

46.   And communities need to change their perceptions, said Cary Quashen, president of ACTION, a nonprofit support group for teens and their parents.

47.   And for journalists, there is not only a host of conferences and workshops, but an on-line chat room and a support group.

48.   And from New York to California, Greek-Americans like Ms. Deller have formed an Internet support group as they search for their pasts.

49.   And minority AIDS organizations that once centered on support groups and condom distribution have now turned some of their attention to politics and fund raising.

50.   And it had its own support group.