11.   Bonds also were buoyed as gold prices declined and the dollar gained against the German mark, traders said.

12.   Bonds got a boost today as the dollar gained against the deutsche mark and other European currencies, making U.S. securities more attractive to foreign investors, traders said.

13.   A strengthening of the mark against the lira often means the mark will gain against the dollar, as investors seek all opportunities to buy marks.

14.   According to economic theory, demand should have decreased as the pound gained against the mark.

15.   Almost three quarters of the economists and traders polled said they expect the dollar to gain against other major currencies by the end of September.

16.   But the dollar gained against the mark.

17.   Certainly, they recaptured the competitive edge gained against Arizona and lost at Oregon State.

18.   Continued turmoil in Asian currencies is also preventing the yen from gaining against the dollar.

19.   Crossing the parking lot, I can hear music fading and gaining against the afternoon breeze.

20.   Elsewhere, the Irish punt gained against the deutsche mark and British pound today.