21.   And last year, he was named poet laureate of the United States, joining the ranks of such legends as Robert Penn Warren and Joseph Brodsky.

22.   And more younger families have joined the ranks in recent years.

23.   And now California has joined their ranks.

24.   And yet, when I woke up the next morning to a new swarm of beetles and more sickly stems, I joined the ranks of the disenchanted.

25.   And with that, Wolmer joined the ranks of those who live at the southern end of Manhattan near what is now the ruins of the trade center.

26.   Anderson joins the ranks of jockey agents who represent two high-profile clients.

27.   Anything else, and, well, Netscape could join the ranks of those companies whose stocks become damaged goods.

28.   As for Perot, his top political adviser, Russell Verney, said many party leaders and longtime loyalists were initially eager to join ranks with Buchanan.

29.   As platform director, Cherny joins the ranks of other platform writers with silky prose and grand ideas who later became leading policy makers within the party.

30.   As usual, the misfits join ranks to overwhelm their slim, trim and oh-so-cool fellow campers.