21.   American officials said Friday that they were making steady progress and had killed many Qaida fighters.

22.   As cold winds from the northeast develop, scattered rain showers near the Great Lakes will turn to snow showers as the front makes steady progress to the Southeast.

23.   Both IBM and GM, despite its slippage last week, seem to be making steady progress in their recovery drives, experts say.

24.   A cold front will make steady progress eastward from the upper Great Lakes to the central Rockies.

25.   After making steady progress through the week in negotiations, GM and UAW officials struck the critical compromises on Wednesday night, people close to the negotiations said.

26.   But El Duque, as Hernandez is known, is making steady progress.

27.   But companies are making steady progress developing hardware and software for video applications in the expectation sufficient bandwidth will arrive sooner rather than later.

28.   Charleston, S.C., has suffered an economic shock and then seen steady progress.

29.   Despite the ups and downs, there has been steady progress in the relationship.

30.   Despite persistent winds from the northwest, much warmer air will make steady progress across the Plains.