11.   Friedland gained celebrity status, partying with Saudi financier Adnan Khashoggi, among others.

12.   He sent the card from Harvard University, his first stop on the campus circuit, where the film went on to gain cult status.

13.   He went directly to the Dominican Republic and gained residency status.

14.   His former boss has told him that if he gains legal status, he will get back his old job delivering seafood to area restaurants.

15.   If Montenegro is to gain greater status in relation to Serbia, it must improve its economy.

16.   If they could gain first-mover status in one of them, that would be huge, pure upside.

17.   In recent years, however, as the number of awards shows has proliferated, the Globes have gained steppingstone status as a prognosticator for the big O itself.

18.   In the AAR, a committee devoted to the public understanding of religion has gained permanent status.

19.   Instead of seeking asylum in the United States, as other Cuban defectors had, Fernandez and Hernandez gained resident status in the Dominican Republic.

20.   It also has gained finalist status in several software award competitions outside the United States.