81.  Dr. Stephen P. Maran, an astronomer at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., said the discovery was gaining strong support among other astronomers.

82.  Doing what comes naturally, he gains the support of an old preacher retired for health reasons and starts a new congregation.

83.  Efforts to gain support for the event started earlier than usual this year.

84.  Each side has been posturing to gain support from the public, which has been without baseball for nearly two months and hockey since last Saturday.

85.  Even in ordinary times, the agenda outlined by Clinton last night would have a hard time gaining congressional support.

86.  Even if officials had decided to proceed with plans for the Ryder Cup, it might have been difficult to gain the support of enough players.

87.  Even as campaign finance reform gains bipartisan support in Congress, its sister issue has been something of an orphan.

88.  Five other Democrats, all with political experience and organizations, have been working for months to gain delegate support.

89.  For Rosmarin, who has hired consultants to assist him, gaining community support is more than an exercise in public relations.

90.  Gallagher appears to be gaining support among conservative Republicans and opponents of abortion.