51.   Barak gained momentum.

52.   Book and magazine illustrations earned a similar cachet as the American Arts and Crafts movement gained momentum, in part as a reaction to continental modernist trends like Impressionism.

53.   A little irony is that these plans gained momentum because the Clinton health care plan lost it.

54.   A further sign the economy is gaining momentum came from a report showing new housing starts rose last month for the first time in nine months.

55.   A simple idea that is gaining momentum is making the big carriers supervise safety at the little commuter airlines that feed them passengers.

56.   A national insurance program designed to reduce costs on federal disaster aid is gaining momentum in Congress.

57.   A standout stock sector was drugs, which have been steadily gaining momentum in recent sessions.

58.   A separate report today from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta suggests that the economy may be gaining momentum.

59.   A separate effort to revise the act is gaining momentum in the House, backed by Resources Committee Chairman Don Young, R-Alaska.

60.   A separate report today from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta suggests that the economy may be gaining momentum in that part of the country.