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%%  Example 02-03-11 on page 35.
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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{177.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}

\usepackage{bigstrut,multirow}

\begin{document}
\begin{minipage}{2cm}
\begin{eqnarray*}
  1&1\\2&2\\3&3\\
  \multirow{5}*{8} &4\\ &5\\ &6\\ &7\\ &8\\
  9&9\\10&10
\end{eqnarray*}
\end{minipage}\setlength\bigstrutjot{\jot}
\begin{minipage}{2cm}
\begin{eqnarray*}
  1&1\\2&2\\3&3\\
  \multirow{5}[20]*{8} &4\\ &5\\ &6\\ &7\\ &8\\
  9&9\\10&10
\end{eqnarray*}
\end{minipage}
\end{document}