21.   Even if the dollar lost ground against the yen, overseas shipments will continue growing because exports are usually ordered several months earlier.

22.   GERMAN shares fell as the dollar lost ground against the deutsche mark.

23.   GERMAN shares gained as U.S. stocks rose and a tumbling dollar recovered some lost ground against the mark.

24.   Gaining ground against the fire has been an agonizingly slow process since it began a week ago Tuesday, fire spokesman Jim Paxon said.

25.   He says the cave families have other homes and are only in the tents because Palestinian leaders want to use them as facts on the ground against Israel.

26.   He will hold his ground against Irving Fryar and the rest.

27.   However, the dollar lost ground against other major currencies.

28.   I thought the guys really responded well and we were moving the ball in the air and on the ground against a very good defensive team.

29.   If the dollar continues to make ground against the yen and the mark, high-yielding European bonds could benefit indirectly, analysts said.

30.   In fact, Thursday the dollar lost ground against the mark.