31.   And Sen. James M. Jeffords, a Republican from Vermont whose campaign has recently lost ground, put out a brochure accusing his opponent of being soft on criminals.

32.   And he seems to be losing ground with every forward step.

33.   And Sen. Jim Jeffords, a Republican from Vermont whose campaign has lost ground recently, put out a brochure accusing his opponent of being soft on criminals.

34.   And on the New York Stock Exchange, more stocks lost ground than gained in some of the lightest trading of the year.

35.   And the Angels were in position to leave Tiger Stadium without losing ground on divisional front-runner Seattle.

36.   And the other two most-active Nasdaq stocks last week, MCI WorldCom and Dell Computer, also lost ground.

37.   Arafat must rein in militants or lose ground on his climb back to international acceptance.

38.   As the German currency loses ground against the dollar, it will also slip against its European counterparts.

39.   As the work of Orville and Wilbur sank in, kites lost ground as tools for spying, war and science.

40.   As VW, Mercedes and BMW continue to carve out a niche for their models, U.S. automakers continue to lose ground.