11.   Although Jordan has achieved major strides in organ transplants, the idea itself is hardly getting through to the public.

12.   By his victory over Bjoerkman, Kucera made a major stride toward first-time qualification for the ATP World Championship in Hanover.

13.   CAW President Buzz Hargrove, who led the union bargaining team, hailed the settlement as a major stride for workers.

14.   Despite the differences in Vienna, negotiators at the Geneva talks said Thursday they have taken major strides toward agreeing on a treaty next year.

15.   In at least two historic occasions, peacemaking in the Middle East took major strides without U.S. involvement.

16.   Negotiators seeking a global ban on nuclear testing said Thursday they have taken major strides toward agreeing on a treaty next year despite hesitation from China and Russia.

17.   Negotiators seeking a global ban on nuclear testing said Thursday they have taken major strides toward agreeing a treaty next year despite hesitation from China and Russia.

18.   Rugby union still is nominally an amateur sport, although it has taken major strides toward professionalism in recent years.

19.   Since the west and north made major strides in banking, most of its banks were large enough to be nationalised.

20.   Sobchak said his city had made major strides locally against crime in recent months, but said that much more was needed to be done internationally.