1.   Although Domingo was slow starting on the night I heard him, he eventually gathered steam and delivered the kind of vocal goods the world expects of him.

2.   And a new aid operation is slowly gathering steam.

3.   Analysts said stocks are likely to gather steam again.

4.   And in Georgia, flu season has only just begun to gather steam.

5.   And so the debate gathers steam.

6.   And the banking industry is fighting to squelch the uprising before it gathers more steam.

7.   As plans for the rally gathered steam, Ramos beat a retreat Saturday and pledged not to run for re-election.

8.   As the African nationalist movement gathered steam, Mrs. Huxley wrote a number of articles defending white settlers and colonial rule.

9.   As other towns and cities consider similar laws, the banking industry is fighting to squelch the uprising before it gathers more steam.

10.   As the debate gathers steam in the days before the walkout, accusations of abandoning patients and stumping for trial lawyers are flying with increasing venom.