1.   Bradley, a Hall of Fame pro basketball player, first gained prominence as a college hoops star at Princeton.

2.   The Huskies have gained their prominence partly at the expense of Cal.

3.   And within those dreams is the scarcely hidden goal of gaining national prominence by challenging and overtaking UConn.

4.   As a broadly defined group, outsiders have gained national prominence, thanks to such Southern luminaries as the Rev. Howard Finster.

5.   As a trial lawyer, Daly gained prominence when he won freedom for Peter Reilly of Litchfield County, Conn., who had been convicted of murdering his mother.

6.   As the country sorts out which environmental regulations make sense, long-ignored issues are gaining prominence.

7.   As they gain prominence, so do their family ties, and that leaves many of them feeling as if they are taken less seriously.

8.   Bin Laden soon allied himself with Abdullah Azzam, a charismatic Palestinian who gained prominence among the foreign Muslims who came to join the Afghan resistance.

9.   Both companies are hoping, if all goes well, to cash in on a gold mine of revenues and to gain international prominence.