11.   Shapiro referred to the three straight victories the Indians gained over the Athletics last week that undermined their control of the wild card race.

12.   Since early July, much of North America has gained over an hour of darkness.

13.   Short sterling has gained over the past two weeks, reflecting reduced concern of higher rates.

14.   The actress says that the enlightenment she has gained over the years has been earned the hard way, through trial and error.

15.   The experience that Captain Bodgit had gained over Pulpit certainly showed.

16.   The Islanders also wanted to finish with a victory because a loss would have scrubbed some of the momentum gained over the past three weeks.

17.   The main challenge for Gwathmey was to restore the house while giving play to wisdom gained over the years.

18.   The dollar gained over a penny on the Canadian dollar as Canadians returned from holiday and helped reverse a selloff that occurred Monday.

19.   The format of the competition meant that it carried into the second round the four points it gained from victories it gained over fellow survivors India and South Africa.

20.   The yen was an unexpected winner in the MSCI reweightings, and gained over a full yen against the dollar since late Friday.