1.   Strong gains came from other oil producers too, including Texaco, Chevron and Occidental.

2.   The stockpile gains come as weakening demand for new housing and automobiles cuts consumption of copper just as mine production is increasing.

3.   Analysts are looking for more gains to come.

4.   And Democratic gains this time came largely because of Republican missteps.

5.   And those sales gains come with far less spending on incentives than the Big Three, as well as exchange rates that currently favor foreign manufacturers.

6.   And, of course, out of pain comes gain, right?

7.   And those gains have come despite the fact that inflation has not exactly taken off.

8.   Bonds gains came even as stocks surged, marking a switch from recent days, when the two markets moved in opposite directions.

9.   A late surge helped save holiday sales from disaster, but for many retailers, the gains came at the expense of profits.

10.   A standout performer among investment newsletter writers last year was a stock market bear whose most recent gains came thanks to a frothy market.