1.   The band has a big following in Europe.

2.   Arguments like that have won Lessig a big following in some parts of the software industry.

3.   Asian works, the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently discovered, have a big following, too.

4.   Besides Ms. Roberts, who is popular among girls, stars like Jim Carrey, Robin Williams and now Will Smith have big followings among boys.

5.   A newer search engine that is really developing a big following of fans is Google at www.google.com.

6.   But I also predict that the new Mercury Mountaineer, which officially debuted at Lincoln-Mercury dealers this week, will find a big following in Texas.

7.   Even Salem Five Cents Savings Bank in Salem, Mass., has drawn a big following to the on-line service it began offering five years ago.

8.   It gained such a big following that it was quickly marketed in health food stores.

9.   Its online auctions have attracted a big following among consumers searching for good deals on secondhand goods.

10.   Japanese comics and cartoons have developed big followings in other parts of Asia and in Europe, and cult followings in the United States.