41.   Between April and August, they lost a lot of ground to Baltimore while they also managed to win a lot of games.

42.   Branscum was combative throughout his three hours of cross-examination, yielding no ground to the aggressive prosecutor, W. Hickman Ewing Jr., deputy Whitewater counsel.

43.   A forged blade is made from a steel sheet that is molded by heat, then ground to a fine sharpness.

44.   A few weeks ago, while rehearsing a duet for the Philadelphia Dance Company with Edward Franklin, Swan Pouffer ground to an unchoreographed halt.

45.   A Flock of Seagulls, Tears for Fears and Frankie Goes to Hollywood surrendered ground to Depeche Mode and New Order.

46.   A leading economic think tank said the economic recovery all but ground to a halt in the quarter as consumer spending stagnated and business investment declined.

47.   ABN Amro and other big European banks face big challenges as markets slump and as they continue to lose ground to big U.S. investment banks.

48.   According to executives and others involved in the project, the deal to sign Farley ground to a halt almost as soon as Carrey expressed interest in the role.

49.   Activity has ground to a halt in large areas, like the dashboard-assembly section, because too much stock has piled up.

50.   After a walk to Jeff Bagwell, Berkman ended the inning with a ground out to shortstop.