1.   It had joined the growing ranks of creatures with odd numbers of limbs in Georgia.

2.   And Drost joined the growing ranks of non-traditional medical students at Bastyr University, a national leader in naturopathic medicine.

3.   And with the growing ranks of the super-old must surely come an ever more unbearable medical bill for younger generations.

4.   As mergers multiply this year, the first worry of the growing ranks of affected workers is the survival of their jobs.

5.   As the growing ranks of telecommuters suggest, these arrangements seem to present no powerful deterrent to working at home.

6.   As the trend accelerates, however, resistance may diminish as the growing ranks of at-home entrepreneurs and their stakeholders expand their political power and community influence.

7.   BellSouth Corp. joined the growing ranks of companies offering Internet billing, announcing Wednesday a new Web site that allows consumers to receive and pay their bills online.

8.   A linkup of the two airlines would be the latest in a growing rank of trans-Atlantic airline alliances.

9.   Brooks joins the growing ranks of World War II veterans who about a decade ago began telling their stories.

10.   But at Host Marriott Corp., the growing ranks of the elderly are welcomed -- as a hedge against a recession.