51.   One government commander said his troops had been unable to make any progress against dug-in Taliban gunmen .

52.   Pace said U.S. special forces working with opposition forces in northern Afghanistan were reporting progress against the Taliban near the crucial northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif.

53.   Rebels claim the government troops are making little progress against them, and said they had killed three soldiers and disabled a patrol boat.

54.   Base metals made some progress against a backdrop of stronger US economic data, but most soft commodities were weaker due to thin demand and abundant supply.

55.   Barcelona, three-time winners of the competition, should establish a lead sufficient for them to progress against the Swedes, who are unknown quantities.

56.   Bosnian Croat and government forces claimed they had made major progress against Serb troops in Bosnia, sweeping into a series of important towns.

57.   But excellent progress against inflation in Switzerland was also a factor.

58.   The Swiss will gauge their progress against World Cup semi-finalists Sweden in their qualifying group for the next European Championships.

59.   The yen was also weak against the German mark, but the latter had trouble making progress against other European currencies.

60.   While scientists have made considerable progress in preventing and treating pneumonia and other secondary infections that often kill AIDS patients, progress against the virus itself has been halting.