1.   But support never materialized, and he dropped out.

2.   Some local support materialized, but not much, and Mr. Thompson returned to his job as an electrician.

3.   Some local support materialized, but not much, and Thompson returned to his job as an electrician.

4.   Support materialized early for the epic about the medieval Scottish uprising led by William Wallace.

5.   The support never materialized in any decisive way, and the bill was waiting for Clinton when he returned from a weeklong Asia-Pacific swing last week.

6.   Things got so bad in New York that last week support eventually materialized in a very curious place.