81.   Parties on the far right, which have increased their share of the vote in recent elections, made only modest gains.

82.   Puget Sound stocks were little changed today as competition from rising bond yields pushed industrial issues lower, offsetting modest gains in Edmark Corp. and other software stocks.

83.   Results of a math test given periodically to students across the country show fourth and eighth graders made modest steady gains while the scores of twelfth graders declined slightly.

84.   Retailers like Sears and Wal-Mart and technology companies like Intel and IBM led the modest gains.

85.   Restaurant companies, for instance, are expected to report modest gains amid a drop in sales.

86.   She spent less than a year on the portfolio, producing only modest gains.

87.   So far, the recounts have shown relatively modest gains for Gore.

88.   So far, IBM has been making modest gains.

89.   Since then, Telmex has made only modest gains in wiring the nation.

90.   St. Paul executives forecast at least a modest gain this year.