1.   As Gephardt spoke, the administration gained other allies in its effort to win passage of the financing for the IMF.

2.   But that also gives Fox some leverage with which to gain legislative allies.

3.   But Webster gained allies through his willingness to bend to fellow Republicans who do not share his religious zeal.

4.   ESPN Internet Group also gained an ally in the NHL with a content-sharing agreement.

5.   Heine frequently expands its influence in such situations by gaining allies among other investors who specialize in buying distressed securities.

6.   Importantly, their movement is slowly gaining credible allies from the medical field.

7.   In the glare of publicity over recent shark attacks, the fishermen gained an ally in Sean Paige, a fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

8.   Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., gains allies for legislation to combat the trafficking and manufacture of methamphetamine.

9.   Sharing more space dollars with the private aerospace companies also may help the laboratory gain allies in Congress, particularly among Republican budget cutters.

10.   Some liberal bishops and gay advocates complained that prelates from the developing world were lobbied hard by conservative American and English bishops working to gain ideological allies.