11.   But since the slaughter, he is showing every sign of joining the competition to promise middle-class swing voters the most gain with the least pain.

12.   But the town has recently begun to gain favor with the writers, designers, architects, planners and backpacking day-trippers who swarm over the project in growing numbers.

13.   But you need to give people a sense of the new skills they can gain with your firm.

14.   CANADIAN government bonds gained with U.S. Treasuries after wage and housing reports cooled concern that U.S. inflation and central bank rates will climb.

15.   Clemens was a luxury item gained with the exile of Wells.

16.   Connecticut stocks rose, as Micro Warehouse Inc. shares gained along with other direct computer marketers to businesses amid optimism they will deliver stronger sales than home computer vendors.

17.   Connecticut stocks rose, led by Advanced Technology Materials Inc., whose shares gained with other semiconductor companies as Texas Instruments Inc. reported better-than-expected profit.

18.   Despite the business she has gained with residential remodeling work, breaking into public works contracts has been a different story.

19.   During his interviews, Kazan vigorously denied that he named names to gain favor with studio moguls, as has been charged.

20.   Gasoline and heating oil prices also gained with declines in those inventories as well.