1.   She adopted the name Hertha, perhaps to indicate her changed circumstances.

2.   Stevens became a Muslim and adopted the name Yusuf Islam.

3.   Along the way, he adopted the name Nelson as a way of building a new identity.

4.   Arenas and ballparks adopted corporate names and the borders shrank.

5.   About a year after the crash, ValuJet merged with AirTran Airways of Orlando and adopted its name, even though ValuJet was the larger of the two.

6.   Adopting the name Paul, Lai learned English at night school and worked days at Chinese restaurants.

7.   Along the way it adopted the name of one of its acquired businesses, Renaissance Worldwide Inc.

8.   But instead of taking to heart the intended message, fighters on both sides have now adopted the names as symbols of hatred.

9.   Convicted of several petty crimes, he is reported to have converted to Islam while in a British jail, at which time he adopted the name Abdel Rahim.

10.   Gillespie became president and chief operating officer of the Cleveland-based combined company, which adopted the name KeyCorp.