1.   Having gained significant status as an academic historian, Victor Durkacz changed his career track.

2.   Also, any company researchers would have to meet all the standard university requirements to gain faculty status.

3.   Barbra Streisand went from nightclubs and Broadway to Hollywood, gaining iconic status.

4.   Besides an undisputed title, the winner seems certain to gain elevated status in the boxing community.

5.   But as residents of the Dominican Republic, the two pitchers gained the status of free agents, able to deliver their services to the highest bidder.

6.   But if Montenegro is to gain greater status in relation to Serbia, it must improve its economy.

7.   But in recent months, the object of their fantasies has gained the status of a full-blown idol.

8.   But the lesser known field of geriatrics -- medical care for the elderly -- is gaining similar status.

9.   Cambodia and Laos also gained observer status this weekend.

10.   Cosmo never ended up gaining the status of a bank, however.