11.   But he might choose to join old friend Michael Jordan, who apparently is planning a comeback with the Washington Wizards.

12.   Clare Mercy was about to go outside to join some friends in the rare November sunshine.

13.   During a six-week break he joined friends on a trip to Thailand.

14.   Even on the night that President Richard M. Nixon resigned, he stayed home instead of joining friends at a party.

15.   Edwards spent three years coaching defensive backs in Kansas City before joining longtime friend Tony Dungy in Tampa.

16.   Exley, drinking in a bar, refused to join friends who asked him to come into the adjoining dining room.

17.   Gilbert went to join her friends, the Coyote regulars Beertruck, Big Daddy and Redneck Lou, who were waiting at the exit with her husband, Mike.

18.   He partied until all hours and joined his friends as they headed to Dorsey, a school on Blood turf, to chat to the cheerleaders.

19.   He said he loved soccer but became frustrated when an asthma attack prevented him from joining his friends on the field.

20.   He was reluctant to participate in family activities, preferring to join friends or isolate himself in his room with tapes and videos.