1.   Dozens of companies had sprouted up for the same purpose, though with different methods, and others have since joined the pack.

2.   I joined the pack of people roaming the stores, checking out every scooter left in the shopping-season frenzy.

3.   Legislatures in other states, including New Jersey, are considering joining that pack.

4.   More and more American states now rush to join the pack.

5.   Politicians have also joined the pack.

6.   The first black Republican contender, a little-known conservative named Alan Keyes, intends to join the pack Sunday.

7.   There were people running and joining the pack, just to see what was going on.

8.   They backed off, though, when Delta Air Lines refused to join the pack.

9.   Two additional series touted as more heat-tolerant have joined the pack, Bingo and Baby Bingo.

10.   After years of being hounded by journalists, British royal outcast Sarah Ferguson has joined the pack.