1.   Chess clubs thrive at both their schools and when Harriet tires of playing Adam she can always enjoy a game with another national champion.

2.   Despite having lost some members along the way, the club is thriving.

3.   However, not all investment clubs thrive or survive.

4.   Lawrence Crutcher, a Veronis managing director, said the clubs would thrive partly because they cater to readers with no urge to leave their couches.

5.   Salsa dance clubs thrive in many major cities.

6.   Yet many fans prefer to enjoy the music as a momentary pleasure on the dance floor, not as a permanent acquisition, and clubs are thriving.

7.   Gay clubs now thrive in many Russian cities, but most gays and lesbians still keep their orientation quiet around colleagues.