21.   Although most shares of Internet-oriented companies lost ground, the industry is still spectacularly high.

22.   Although Netscape Communications Corp. has two-thirds of the Internet software market, the company is losing ground to Microsoft.

23.   Although Mitsubishi Motors brought out some of the first RVs in Japan, it has lost ground in the past two years.

24.   Although Seiko lost ground again after the Olympics, marketers say even a small edge over competitors is worth the money.

25.   American Express also lost ground despite a strong earnings report.

26.   AMEX, a floor-based auction exchange, has lost ground in recent years to Nasdaq, a screen-based electronic market.

27.   And as he lost practice time, he lost ground to Chris Penn as the second starter.

28.   An official of the American Baptist Churches believes women are losing ground.

29.   And indeed, she has been losing ground since then, refusing to make deals as the political ground shifts rapidly around her.

30.   And in digital cameras, Kodak has lost ground to Sony in the high-end market, and to Hewlett-Packard in the mass market.