1.   Ameridata, for one, has taken big strides in that direction.

2.   Beautiful Pleasure has such a big stride that you just have to let her use it in the slop.

3.   But he and Cathy Tolbert, who directs trip-reduction efforts, say it will take more muscle to make big strides.

4.   By the second half, he had made big strides in terms of performance and attitude.

5.   Coughlin reports that another reclamation project, fullback Natrone Means,formerly of the Chargers, is making big strides.

6.   Considering the complexities of transforming a once-feudal society, China has made big strides in economic reforms and some advances in political freedoms.

7.   For a sneaker that was once looked upon by the fashion-conscious as the Volvo of running shoes, New Balance is making big strides.

8.   He just gets into those big strides.

9.   His real strength is his big stride.

10.   Hugh Douglas must make big strides as an every down defensive end.