1.   In the years since, developing nations have closed the gap with remarkable speed.

2.   We shall not bridge that gap with particle accelerators in the foreseeable future!

3.   She ate a lobster and a half, filling in any gaps with slices of brown bread and butter.

4.   If Mrs Gould could bridge the gap with a foot in both camps, the two men must inevitably have begun to polarise themselves from one another.

5.   The strategic planning goal is to produce plans that will present a credible set of proposals for filling this gap with sales of new products or services.

6.   A Shell spokeswoman said that, after a Heritage wine glass promotion finished in August, there was a six-week gap with no offer.

7.   Aldred narrowed the gap with his second penalty before Watson scored his two tries, both from close range.

8.   Boughton Hall closed the gap with an eight wicket triumph at Huyton.

9.   Although use of the Internet is growing in Asia, the gap with the United States remains wide.