31.   Before gaining hurricane strength, it brushed eastern Cuba, then drifted into the Atlantic and dissipated.

32.   Both patients are gaining strength and function in their new hands.

33.   Bonds fell earlier in the day after the Economic Planning Agency said in its monthly economic report that the recovery is gaining strength.

34.   A committed off-season saw Garmon lose pounds and gain strength.

35.   A national middle-class movement called El Barzon continues to gain strength.

36.   A line of thunderstorms will gain strength as humid air surges north into eastern Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.

37.   A shy, passive woman can gain strength by wearing darker, power colors.

38.   A majority say the U.S. dollar will gain strength or hold its current value in the coming year.

39.   A phrase coined by candidate Clinton in his campaign for the Democratic nomination has been gaining strength as the years flash by.

40.   A sheet of paper, flimsy when flat, gains surprising strength as it crumples.