1.   A large group of people crowded around the screaming child.

2.   Later, the group crowded around Pataki near the viewing stand and were promised tickets to the inaugural ball in Albany next month.

3.   Minutes later, an equally determined group of lawmakers crowded into the same room to declare their support for federal arts funding.

4.   Our group crowds the admissions office lawn.

5.   Not to be outdone, conservative groups have crowded the airwaves with biting ads designed to help Republicans capture the Congress and White House.