1.   And membership has its privileges.

2.   As heavily-unionized basic industries such as steel and shipbuilding have declined, so has union membership.

3.   As the Internet has grown, so has IETF membership.

4.   But as the saying goes, membership has its privileges.

5.   But membership has its privileges.

6.   But membership has other implicit rules of conduct, including religious pluralism and commitment to security.

7.   Even though gang activities are banned, membership has more than quadrupled since the start of the decade.

8.   Its full membership would have to be approved by the parliaments of Mercosur member countries.

9.   Its membership has more than tripled in the last two years.

10.   Maykus, of Hospice Austin, thinks dwindling church membership has had a dramatic effect on funeral rites.