21.   The trend gained ground in the United States, where early symphony audiences ached to exude social refinement.

22.   They are treading unfamiliar ground in the relegation zone and have failed to keep a clean sheet this season.

23.   They were thickest on the ground in Norfolk and the clothing places of Suffolk.

24.   Warren Goss was among the Federals who were hugging the ground in the front lines.

25.   We took up our positions, driving stakes into the ground in the usual pattern.

26.   Why build trust in January, only to dash it to the ground in March?

27.   You can sow these directly into the ground in April, along with carrots and parsnips.

28.   There are signs that the party is gaining ground in the latest polls.

29.   The Christian right has been steadily gaining ground in state politics.

30.   Ruling parties have lost ground in national and local elections.