1.   They brought him inside to erm recruit without giving him any training at all and what I do has been gained over the last twenty years of recruitment.

2.   As for fashion, like a designer, her knowledge was gained over years of experience.

3.   Auction house officials, eager to dispel the elitist reputation they have gained over the years, say catalogs are one way of reaching a wider public.

4.   But in retrospect President Bush has gained over the years.

5.   Capital gains taxes could wipe out the extra return that the fund gains over the index.

6.   Companies seen as potential takeover candidates mostly gained over the week, while electricity stocks tumbled.

7.   Food retailers gained over the week amid optimism a gasoline price war may be nearing an end.

8.   Having grown up on the helpless side of that equation, I liked the power I gained over the people I loved by making my praise a scarce commodity.

9.   In a sign of how much influence executives have gained over their own compensation, many companies have complied, inserting clauses that restrict dismissible offenses to deliberate misbehavior.

10.   Johnson earned every yard he gained over the last month of the season the hard way, trying to play with a severe groin pull and a bruised shoulder.