51.   Advanta lost ground to competitors when it stopped marketing last year after detecting the first signs that losses would rise.

52.   After all, Dole spent much of the last month giving ground to Patrick J. Buchanan on trade and immigration.

53.   After leaving the bar he twice made love al fresco in the compound grounds to a woman who subsequently accused him of rape.

54.   After Lofton walked and stole second, he advanced to third on a ground out to first.

55.   After the sugar is ground to dust, it is sifted through a series of meshes to collect the particles by size.

56.   But analysts note that the euro has also been losing ground to other currencies.

57.   But analysts said it appears Digital is losing ground to competitors.

58.   But as the new-policies arm of the insurance industry ground to a halt, emergency preparations went into full-throttle.

59.   Bush is losing ground to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in New Hampshire and could use a positive debate performance to shore up his frontrunner status.

60.   But Ballynockanor is familiar ground to Joseph.