1.   But mainly he gained stature as a calligrapher, collaborating with Tawaraya Sotatsu, an artist whom he first engaged to restore Buddhist scrolls.

2.   By bolting the Republican Party to embrace Gov. Mario M. Cuomo for re-election, Giuliani gained stature among many of his New York City constituents.

3.   During the Civil War famed Ranger leaders such as Ford, Sul Ross and Bill McCulloch gained added stature serving the Confederacy.

4.   He gained public stature afterward, as chairman of the Investment Company Institute, the trade association for the mutual fund industry.

5.   Nkosi gained international stature last year when he addressed international AIDS conferences in South Africa and the United States.

6.   O.J. Simpson, like Ronald Reagan, gained additional stature as a TV commercial spokesman and announcer.

7.   Old standbys like grenache, a major component in many Rhone wines, gained new stature.

8.   Or it could learn a lesson from developing countries that had achieved success and gained stature through outward-looking policies and diplomacy.

9.   Somewhere along the line, this tournament may gain that stature.

10.   Still, while Swift has seemingly gained stature in the last three weeks, she still faces possible pitfalls.