21.   By then the upper-atmosphere weather patterns should again turn favorable, but other contenders will be ready to join the fray.

22.   Certs also joined the fray with Powerful Mints.

23.   Churches have joined the fray.

24.   Companies and trade groups representing makers of cars, bicycles, candy, furniture, luggage, footwear all joined the fray.

25.   Competitors such as Compaq Computer Corp. and Gateway Inc. initially resisted engaging in a price war, but soon joined the fray.

26.   Conservatives also joined the fray.

27.   Consumer-electronics companies that plan to or have hinted that they might join the fray include Mitsubishi, Philips, and Sony.

28.   Critics have been hollering for years, but finally executives like David Geffen and Tommy Mottola joined the fray.

29.   Database marketers are joining the fray too.

30.   Dole and Buchanan led the slugfest, but other candidates joined the fray.