31.   Adidas is also making strong gains in the U.S. in running, training and apparel categories.

32.   After initial strong gains, the share price in both companies fell back and registered only slight gains at the end of the day.

33.   Advertising spending will show strong gains next year, driven especially by cable television networks, the Winter Olympics and political campaigns, according to two advertising executives.

34.   After posting strong gains on Monday, equity markets in Indonesia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan were modestly higher Tuesday.

35.   Broader market measures also posted strong gains.

36.   Both certainly can qualify as fairly high-risk investments, but given your long-term investment time frame, the risks seem reasonable and the prospect of long-term gains very strong.

37.   But a government report on factory orders for big-ticket items dropped slightly in March from a strong February gain.

38.   Broader market indexes also registered strong gains.

39.   But as has been the case all year, lower factory employment last month was more than offset by strong gains throughout the economy.

40.   But budding rapprochement and strong ANC gains make it likely that the two former foes will rule the province together.