31.   In currency markets, the dollar recovered some ground against most leading currencies after tumbling Monday despite interventions by central banks.

32.   In financial markets today, government bonds declined for the first time in five days as the dollar lost ground against the yen.

33.   In recent conversations, both argued on legal and practical grounds against a royalty giveback.

34.   In financial markets, the dollar was little changed against the yen in afternoon trading after initially losing ground against the Japanese currency.

35.   In the general election, Gore can hold the same ground against the Republican nominee.

36.   In the past few days, the franc has been losing ground against the deutsche mark.

37.   In the episode, a young film student stands his ground against a thug who shoots him and steals his camera.

38.   It also lost ground against the French and Swiss francs, British pound and Italian lira.

39.   It was the first significant movement reported on the ground against the Taliban.

40.   Japanese bonds fell on the back of a decline in U.S. Treasuries -- the benchmark market for global debt -- and as the dollar recovered ground against the yen.