The Saints had been vigorously recruiting players from all over the country in an attempt to win their first ever premiership.

Buying into Mr. Sweeney's strategy, labor leaders, often a churlish, tight-fisted bunch, have pledged money and manpower to organizing and politics - although only about 15 of the 78 unions in the A.F.L.-C.I.O. are vigorously recruiting new members.

Odin vigorously recruited priests and religious workers from the Eastern states, Quebec, England, and France.

The City Year program was developed by Alan Khazei and Michael Brown, two former Harvard Law School students who recruited vigorously to develop a diverse volunteer corps.

White emigration has increased, and Floquet said Australians are vigorously recruiting South African financial professionals.

Mr. Huppe stressed that Dartmouth was vigorously recruiting women and said that to accept money from Playboy would offend "precisely the people we are trying to encourage to come here."

To avoid this pitfall, General Bunting has had his staff vigorously recruiting around the country so that V.M.I. will start next September with 35 to 40 highly qualified women in a class of 1,360.

Apparently, Jordan showed sufficient promise in her field to attract the attention of several other universities and a handful of corporations, all of which were vigorously recruiting her at the time of her death.

Proctor vigorously recruited enough gunners and matrosses to fill both companies.