31.   Because of the NAACP and other civil rights organizations, minorities have made significant gains, Hooks said.

32.   Believe that even though the progress may not have been as significant as you hoped, you did make significant gains.

33.   Bonds, however, could make further gains in the coming weeks if the prospect of an economic slowdown entices more investors to turn away from stocks.

34.   Both candidates have tried to make gains this week with the help of political big guns.

35.   Both sides claim to be making gains in the combat, but casualty figures cannot be independently verified.

36.   Both the stock and bond markets have made dramatic gains in the past few weeks.

37.   ----- While the receivers made big gains playing Arizona, the running backs also had reason to celebrate.

38.   A General Accounting Office report released Thursday shows that some gains are being made in the battle against a telemarketing scam known as cramming.

39.   A New York Times article last week detailed the change in Mexico, and similar gains have been made throughout the region.

40.   A rally in the yen versus the mark kept the dollar from making bigger gains against the Japanese currency.